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TIL graphene, an allotrope of carbon, is actually the toughest material ever tested. It was accidentally discovered by using scotch tape to pull single atom layers off a graphite block

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KOvj9 TIL about the ghost plant. Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating energy from sunlight, it is parasitic.Its hosts are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its energy from photosynthetic trees.
VBVj0 TIL that due to a 2020 rule change, a MLB pitcher can throw a perfect game yet be credited with a loss as long as they retire every opposing batter.
epOrk TIL of the Australian Rhino Project. The project's goal is to transport populations of endangered rhinos to New Zealand and Australia as a means to prevent their extinction from poaching.
WW0X TIL that Facebook secretly conducted a huge psychological experiment on its users to see if it could alter their emotional state.
7BaX TIL that the worlds most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker which routinely visits North Pole can’t cross the equator and sail to southern hemisphere: the tropicals waters are too warm for it to operate