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TIL trees can communicate underground via a network of fungi called “Wood Wide Web” where they exchange information and nutrients.

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xV1rw TIL that the American Sign Language for “pasteurized milk” is the sign for “milk” while moving your hand past your eyes
OGxL TIL Israel is approximately the 20th most atheist/agnostic nation on Earth
wJeM TIL there is an unfinished skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, that is home to 2,500 squatters. Residents have improvised basic utility services, use motorcycles to travel between the lower floors, and the building has many bodegas and an unlicensed dentist.
nWrWd TIL Fozzy's first two albums (featuring mostly covers) were supposed to be satire, based on the spoof that the band were megastars who had been touring in Japan for the past 20 years only to find that their biggest hits had been "ripped off" by other rock bands
N7Qy1 TIL In 1979 the Black-footed ferret was declared extinct. In 1981 the species was rediscovered when a dog in Meeteetse, Wyoming brought a dead ferret home. A small population was found and today the Black-footed ferret is making a comeback.