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TIL There is a mushroom that grows in the wild that tastes nearly identical to chicken/fried chicken.

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loypV TIL there's evidence the mullet haircut has been worn for thousands of years. The pilgrims described Native Americans with this type of haircut and ancient figurines from the first century show a Celtic man or deity with a mullet.
xpDo TIL that trial by combat is still technically legal in the United States.
9w1Zm TIL Cancer was discovered around 3,000 BC, and a papyrus depicts tumors and describes a surgical procedure for removing them. The disease was first named by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. He described tumors as "karkinos," which is Greek for "crab."
Lky1v TIL Hitler's personal nurse revealed in 2005 that the death of Blondi the German Shepherd affected people in the bunker more than Eva Braun's suicide
16l78 TIL Scarlet Fever still exists and it's strep throat with a rash...