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TIL about Cordyceps: Mushrooms That Take Over Insects 🍄 — Their Role in the Ecosystem, Culinary Uses, and Potential Health Benefits

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lokjA TIL the sleeve around a Hot Pocket is officially called a Susceptor
5YnP TIL that the reason the Toronto Maple Leafs are not called the Maple “Leaves” is that the name was chosen in honour of the Maple Leaf Regiment from World War I. As the regiment is a proper noun, its plural is Maple Leafs (not Maple Leaves).
Jo1l TIL In the 2013 American Cheese Competition, only one cheese was entered in the Dry Jack category, it came in THIRD! The judges chose to not award first or second.
jvxQ TIL that Weird Al wanted to write a parody called “Chicken Pot Pie” parodying “Live and Let Die,” but Paul McCartney refused, as it went against his vegetarian beliefs.
OomaR Today I learned that Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson, had a daughter who flew military aircraft in World War II. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she ferried bombers and fighters to free up male pilots. Those trailblazing Rickeys!