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TIL some people think The Shining is a confession by Stanley Kubrick about his part in faking the moon landing.

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wo8RY TIL A ‘lost world’ of early microbes thrived one billion years ago which give clues to a lost world of primitive microbes that once may have populated the world’s oceans and may have eventually given rise to modern plants and animals.
E1mlx TIL Researchers have discovered that a cicada fungus called contains chemicals similar to those in hallucinogenic mushrooms. It causes cicadas to lose their limbs & eccentric behavior sets in: Males try to mate with everything they encounter, although the fungus has consumed their genitals & butts.
dDy4K TIL Kamikazes were the most effective anti-ship weapon in history: 100% of the ships attacked by at least two kamikazes were forced to go for repairs
epjX4 TIL about "the Fresh bread ban" - WWI British regulation that made it illegal to sell bread until 12 hours after it had been baked - previous research showed that stale bread was being consumed 5% less, thus helping alleviate supply shortages
b9y50 TIL that Germany has spent $7 Billion on an airport near Berlin that has not had a single flight or passenger.