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TIL there's a species of jellyfish that's practically immortal

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J17nB TIL that because giraffes are prey animals and have adapted to survive on less sleep, in uncomfortable positions, and to avoid becoming dinner, they often sleep two to a hammock.
Z8y1o TIL Yo-Yo Ma's relative hid the Ma family genealogy in the wall of their home during the Cultural Revolution. It was uncovered that his paternal ancestry traces back eighteen generations to the year 1217.
LQNLr TIL that in 2013, an officer of Nashville's Covenant Church (which runs the school where yesterday's shooting occurred) sued the Covenant organization for allegedly shielding a child molester. The whistleblow charged that Covenant engages in "cult-like abuse of authority over vulnerable children."
M7m6m TIL during WW1, the German Navy built a ship and painted it to look like a British ship called the RMS Carmania in order to infiltrate and destroy British convoys. On the ships first outing, the first enemy it encountered was the real RMS Carmania, which promptly sunk it.
XE4j8 TIL Judge Judy Makes $47 Million a Year and Only Works 52 Days a Year.