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TIL Princess Diana was snuggled into a London bar with Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett and Actress Cleo Rocos

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Oyn4 TIL as a 23 year old, Bear Grylls became one of the youngest Britons to climb Mt. Everest – 18 months after breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident.
N7PR6 TIL The extremely rare Chorioactic fungus has a disjunct distribution: it is only found in a few forests in Japan and a few counties in Texas at roughly the same latitude. Its appearance gives it the name 'the Devil's Cigar' and then splits into a star shape as it matures. It is unique to its genus.
kO8Ne TIL Water is used in rice fields to prevent weeds. Rice doesn't actually need that much water, but since it can thrive in such conditions, whereas weeds cannot, it's a natural protection against them.
4alw TIL Sperm whales only have one blow hole which evolved from the left nostril. The right nostril is located inside the front of the whale’s head and has evolved into a pair of lips used for echolocation.
ANDwo TIL of the many uses of Spanish Moss by humans dating back over 3000 years.