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TIL there are fungi that eat radiation growing inside the Chernobyl power plant

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8aZPa TIL that Cocaine, Nicotine and Caffeine all belong to a group of chemicals known as alkaloids that also includes quinine(a malaria drug), HHT(a leukemia drug) and Atropine(the toxic component in deadly nightshade). These chemicals tend to be basic but can also be neutral or even weakly acidic.
yQgmv TIL that cone snails have 3 teeth.
WkkrX TIL South Korea has completely Autonomous Turrets, SGR-A1 developed by Samsung, deployed along its entire 160 mile border with North Korea, making it the most militarized border in the world.
ANgD7 TIL that over 20 US States have official militaries not subject to the jurisdiction or command of the Federal Government. They are known as a State Defense Force.
kDed TIL in 1986 a Soviet sub sank under odd conditions, when they revisited the wreck the missile hatches were forced open, and 2 warheads were reported missing.