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TIL of an estimated 1.5 million species of mushrooms and fungi, about 75,000 have been named by scientists, 1100 have documented uses, and 10 are regularly grown for food

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15AO TIL hammer head sharks have a 360-degree vision in the vertical plane, meaning they can see above and below them at all times.
NE81 TIL Hugh Hefner’s father, a public accountant, turned him down when he needed money to start Playboy as he did not think the magazine was a good business investment. However, as he was about to leave, his mother took him aside and gave him a $1000 cheque from her savings to help his venture
bZ9p TIL German actor Conrad Veidt (“Casablanca”, “Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, and inspiration for The Joker) was so anti-Nazi that Hitler ordered him assassinated. He managed to escape Germany and make his way to Hollywood. Once there, he was quickly typecast as a Nazi.
xeVw TIL The first contestant to win the American “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” used the phone a friend lifeline on his last question just to tell his dad he won.
M8LK TIL that as a child, Katy Perry wasn’t allowed to eat Lucky Charms, and had to call deviled eggs “angeled eggs,” due to her parents being born-again Christians.