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TIL that before trees took over, the earth was populated by a giant species of fungus called Prototaxites, which could grow up to 24 feet or 8 metres.

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GAe9g TIL that in Japanese, Genghis Khan ("ジンギスカン" or "成吉思汗") refers to a grilled mutton dish, while the founder and first Khan of the Mongol Empire is taught in textbooks by his regnal name, Chinggis Khan ("チンギス・ハーン"), rather than as Genghis Khan.
VBRB4 TIL that Alexander Hamilton (a Scottish duke, not the Founding Father) was so interested in Egyptian mummies, he had himself mummified after death and put in a Ptolemaic sarcophagus.
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