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TIL scientists have identified a 20 foot tall fossil in Saudi Arabia as a giant mushroom, which was likely the largest organism in the world at the time.

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BrJjx TIL that Michigan is the only state with a law that explicitly prevents the poor workplace treatment of someone based on their weight.
m4OR TIL a mother’s body will adjust to regulate the temperature of a baby held on her chest. If she’s holding twins, each breast will independently adjust temperature.
dgXQ TIL a 17-yr-old found Chris Hemsworth’s wallet on a restaurant table in L.A.; he returned it to the actor who gave him back the wallet’s cash plus more. Later on the Ellen Show, the teen was also rewarded $10K cash for his honesty.
Lra0 TIL JD Salinger never relinquished rights for audiobooks. The only legal way to obtain a Catcher in the Rye audiobook, is to have “permission” from a physician or ophthalmologist to listen to a “legal audiobook” recorded for the Library of Congress, who can do so by law, but only for the blind.
j6Jxj TIL about Cael Sanderson, the most dominant wrestler of all time. Sanderson finished his collegiate career with a record of 159-0 with only 9 opponents finishing within 5 points.