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TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.

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D1L4V TIL the founders of Hewlett-Packard flipped a coin to decide which order their names would be put in the company name. Packard won the toss and put Hewlett’s name first.
gYD4 TIL George Lucas built his $4 Billion ‘Star Wars’ empire by accepting a salary of $125K instead of $1M in the first Star Wars movie, but keeping the right to direct sequels and licensing (sell toys, posters, T-shirt, etc.)
WeD8 TIL That Xbox had ambient sounds playing while you left the Xbox idle, the sounds are from NASA transmissions, so the Xbox would look like superior technology
GYMZ7 TIL: While the Europeans brought Smallpox to the Americas, the Native Americans gave the Europeans syphilis, leading to the disease's introduction to europe in 1495
D1LrY TIL Mongolian shepherds use female golden eagles to defend against wolves.