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TIL that mushrooms create their own breeze if there’s no wind to spread their spores

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Yp9lv TIL Bill Russell, legendary Boston Celtics center, was awarded the key to the city. Same night he was denied entry to hotel because he was black. The next day he returned the key to the city.
wowno TIL that high subcutaneous fat in the body can be protective against atherosclerosis(the buildup of fat in your arteries)
wL7W1 TIL Myostatin is a protein produced in the human body that inhibits muscle growth. People with myostatin deficiency have twice the muscle mass of the average human and usually more muscle strength. Strongman Eddie Hall has myostatin deficiency
XE6jR TIL in the card game Arboretum, tie-breakers are decided by players each planting a tree, coming back in 5 years, and seeing which one grew the tallest.
J5v TIL that a random guy on a beach in Scotland found an axe head that could be 450,000 years old