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TIL about fasciation, a rare genetic abnormality in plants where they appear to stretch like a glitch in the matrix

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6QaQ TIL that Mexican drug cartels kidnap innocent people and force them to fight to the death in gladiatorial combat
xV1v7 TIL that the reason why Plankton is eating holographic meatloaf for dinner because holograms are projections of light, and Plankton gain energy through photosynthesis
6ELGY TIL when The Cure's Robert Smith interviewed David Bowie, his started by asserting: ‘We can both agree you’ve never done anything good since 1982.’
gMkyD TIL there is still someone in the US living in an iron lung
YKyd TIL Charles Darwin suffered from agoraphobia (panic disorder). He suffered constant nausea, trembling, and crying; rendering him virtually bedridden from the age of 30 until his death. His disorder was so severe he even avoided conversations with his own children.