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TIL that mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants

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69EjZ TIL some of the food we buy, such as ground spices, shredded parmesaun cheese, and coffee, are fake.
7rbDp TIL a "Power Ranger" has spent 2 hrs a day helping Tokyo subway riders lug heavy packages and baby strollers up the station stairs, as it has no elevators nor escalators. He said: "Japanese people find it hard to accept help, they feel obligated to the other person, so the mask really helps me out."
nejWY TIL: Malaysia proposed that the UN Security Council set up an international tribunal to prosecute those deemed responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines Flight. 298 People died over Ukraine when hit by a Russian Anti-Aircraft Rocket in 2014, the resolution was vetoed by Russia.
JYkjk TIL that Argentina and Chile sent pregnant women to Antarctica to have their babies there. All to strengthen their claim on the continent.
16ldd TIL that in 4 billion years, when the Milky Way galaxy collides with the Andromeda Galaxy, the distance between the stars will be so vast that none of the 1.3 trillion stars are expected to collide.