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TIL that a brainless slime mold called Physarum polycephalum can solve mazes, optimize transport routes, and even “remember” solutions, despite being just a single cell.

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1akmr TIL Pangolins are used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat excessive anxiety; hysterical crying in children; women thought to be possessed by devils and ogres; malarial fever; and deafness. These claims are not based on scientific evidence.
MeG9b TIL that the late Robert Urich holds the record for starring in the most different TV series: fifteen.
Moxa TIL: That women in a lesbian relationship are slightly more likely to experience abuse than women in a heterosexual relationship
d8QB7 TIL Dieter Schwarz, the founder of Lidl, did not want to use his name for the stores due to an association with the German word "Schwarzmarkt" ("black market"). Instead, he had painter Ludwig Lidl sell him the rights to use his name for 1000 DM.
D1Z0p TIL that when Die Hard was finally made, Bruce Willis was mostly known for TV. His $5 million fee was seen as a huge risk. The film ended up taking at least $140 million.