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TIL There are mushrooms thriving on radiation inside the sarcophagus in Chernobyl.

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GYLO5 TIL there are 6 different types of belly buttons and they aren’t the result of the way a doctor cuts the umbilical cord.
gMY78 TIL in the northeast Indian state of Manipur, separatist movements have banned mainstream Indian culture like Bollywood. This has led many youth to take to K-pop instead, largely through pirated copies smuggled from Myanmar. Korean phrases are also becoming increasingly common in the local dialect.
Z8VBD TIL Thomas Jefferson thought that a country's constitution should be rewritten every 19 years, holding the belief that the dead should not rule the living.
wyjo TIL until late 1942, it was common for German U-boats to provide torpedoed survivors with food, water, and the direction of the nearest landmass. This ended when a U-boat towing lifeboats and flying the Red Cross flag was attacked by a US bomber.
1a5WV TIL a restaurant in New York doesn't employ chefs, but instead employs grandmas. Each day, a different grandma from around the world designs her own menu.