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TIL there’s evidence that trees communicate via a vast, underground network of fungal connections similar to a brain

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Xl7j TIL that the Nintendo DS was the first video game console on Mt. Everest. It was one of the few pieces of electronic equipment that did not fail from the harsh conditions.
WkRJB A newly funded concept envisions a kilometer-wide radio telescope built inside a crater on the far side of the Moon.
WyQ9 TIL that a believed reason for Genghis Khan’s death was an arrow to the knee
vbp4 TIL that the “&” and “and” mean different things in movie credits: two writers’ names joined with “&” means they collaborated, while “and” means they worked on the script at different times.
LjJ0 TIL that it wasn’t until the 1930s that production techniques improved to the point where toilet paper could be advertised as “splinter free”.