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TIL the closest relatives of cetaceans (whales) are hippopotamuses

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4yLb TIL a certain species of jellyfish has been deemed “immortal” by scientists who have observed its ability to, when in crisis, revert its cells to their earliest form and grow anew. That means that these tiny creatures, 4 mm to 5 mm long, potentially have infinite lives.
p8egO TIL: The only state governor to be assassinated was Kentucky’s William Goebel. He was shot soon after the election ended, and was sworn into office while on his death bed. His only official business as governor was to call off the militia looking for the person who shot him.
66R7 TIL that during the time Johnny Appleseed was alive, all apples were extremely bitter (unlike sweet, edible modern apples), and only used for hard cider. Johnny Appleseed was basically a booze crop man.
grB5L TIL Michael J. Fox was not the first actor cast as Marty McFly. That honor went to Eric Stoltz, but only a few weeks into filming, director Robert Zemeckis and writer Bob Gale fired Stoltz, and replace him with Fox.
VMb4Z TIL that the Russian Orthodox Church venerates St. Seraphim of Sarov as the patron saint of the Russian Federation's nuclear weapons