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TIL people used to carve turnips for Halloween, not pumpkins

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9wQM6 TIL researchers discovered a collection of species in a hydrothermal vent in the Arctic named Loki's Castle. These species, which they named Asgard, have microscopic sizes but share many features of eukaryotes (mammals, reptiles, etc.). It's now believed that we may have all evolved from Asgard.
kKd7 TIL the place name Kandahar in Afghanistan loosely translates to “Alexander” as in Alexander the Great. Khandahar was one of the cities named Alexandria established during Alexander’s conquests.
kn1E TIL A golden temple in India feeds thousands of people who show up randomly regardless of race, religion and class.
rpx TIL Hugo Weaving who is in Matrix, Captain America, Lord of the Rings, V for Vendetta, basically every movie in the last 10 years, is also voices in Transformers, Happy Feet, Babe, and many video games. My gosh what hasn’t this man done and why isn’t he in the public eye more?
0dPkM TIL Uranium and Plutonium are named after Uranus and Pluto