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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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PYvme TIL there are three species of wasp from Papua New Guinea that for some reason are each named after a presenter from Top Gear; Kereveta clarksoni, Kereveta hammoni and Kerevata jamesmayi
woLjP TIL in 1990, 2 thieves dressed as policemen stole the only Rembrandt seascape painting in existence in one of the most expensive art heists ever. The case remains unsolved today.
y4XV TIL the first sales pitch for the Nerf ball was “Nerf: You can’t hurt babies or old people!“
yRGM TIL Sean Connery was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond
e0y0D TIL that scuttled WWI ships serve as a source of steel for high precision sensors