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TIL Some trees achieve functional immortality by constantly regenerating themselves. Pando in Utah looks like a forest of quaking aspens, but is a single organism estimated to be 80,000 years old.

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e0nwJ TIL that from 2013 to 2016, US physicians accepted $24.94 billion from pharmaceutical companies, in nearly 41 million transactions, and there is a searchable web database where you can find out if your doctor has accepted any payments, from whom, how much, and the nature of the payment.
MlDb TIL John Lennon was so farsighted he could not see the crowds when performing on stage. He only knew they were there by their screams. The rest of the Beatles would trick him into walking through wrong doors, usually leading him into closets.
lDpA TIL Dead Kennedys front man Jello Biafra ran for mayor of San Francisco; his platform included holding auctions for city government positions, setting up a board of bribery to handle liquor licenses and building codes, and forcing businessmen to wear clown suits. He placed 4th among 10 candidates.
KYOga TIL that the caterpillar forms of Bag Moths (aka Bagworm Moths use their silk to tie sticks into portable "log cabins" that they live inside of until they become moths
br9Z TIL that anyone in the US, UK or Canada can get their entire genome sequenced for free