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TIL the habit of sitting on the toilet too long, even if one isn't straining, significantly increases the risk of hemorrhoids

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VjgZ TIL there is an 1986 episode of Twilight Zone directed by Wes Craven and written by George R.R. Martin
8aMeL TIL Trees talk to each other using a 'wood wide net' of fungus. They can trade resources, sabotage others or nurture their seedlings, and warn each other certain dangers.
eGmL TIL scientists believe the “Spokane Flood” was the largest ever megaflood to occur on our planet and would have drowned a 40-storey building. The waterfall it created carried 10 times the water of all modern rivers combined.
a84aA TIL about Andy Bowen a lightweight boxer who in 1893 fought in the longest boxing match against Jack Burke. The fight lasted 110 rounds which is around 7 hours and 19 minutes and it was reported that spectators fell asleep in their seats during the bout. The fight ended in a 'no contest'.
R7xgQ TIL there was a black samurai named Yasuke. He was owned by a Jesuit missionary who gave him to the Daimyo, Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga took an interest in him and made him a samurai, teaching him Japanese and giving him a home and a katana.