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TIL The world’s most massive known organism, a 13 million pound Quaking Aspen clone colony in Utah named Pando, is dying.

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KYNeJ TIL of Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese man who successfully broke out of 4 different Japanese prisons (once using miso soup to corrode and break his cuffs). After his 4th escape, he encountered a police officer who offered him a cigarette. Touched by this gesture, he willingly turned himself in again.
kOZGe TIL that foxes use the earth’s magnetic field to help them locate mice under the snow. The article explains that when they face northeast they are 56% more likely to have a successful hunt.
oRKrK TIL that smoke detectors need to be replaced every 10 years
WMOd TIL the Hoshi Ryokan hotel is one of the oldest companies in the world, founded in 718. It has been in operation by the same family for forty-six generations.
yJNa TIL a study of 2 million insurance claims concluded that 9 of the top 10 occupations causing car accidents are medical-field related, with the most accidents being caused by Surgeons and GPs