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TIL a species of mold grew at Chernobyl to feed on the gamma radiation it gives off

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WkPRX TIL There was a time after the asteroid killed the dinosaurs when fungus was the absolute dominate life form on Earth caused by massive deforestation and lack of sunlight halting photosynthesis for months, essentially creating Fungus Earth.
vP1xD TIL that Bentley only uses leather from bulls for the upholstery of its cars, because they don’t get the stretch marks cows do.
pb84 TIL Russian scientist Alexandra Elbakyan created SciHub - a ‘Pirate Bay’ for scientific knowledge - and refuses to take it down while facing legal threats from the US
v1dgK TIL fuel tankers are pretty sophisticated. Baffles in the tank to evenly dissipate the force of liquid moving when the truck is accelerating or braking. Without baffles, the liquid keeps moving forward to surge and push against the front wall of the tank, increasing risk of rollover.
EMB7 TIL the longest point in pro tennis history was a 643-shot rally that lasted for 29 minutes.