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TIL Jellyfish evaporate in the sun as they’re 98% water.

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MNaB TIL That the USA is the only country in the world which gives life-without-parole sentences to juvenile offenders.
KjLJ TIL that Nestle was accused of getting third world mothers hooked on formula, which is less healthy and more expensive than breast milk.
Br90d TIL that in 1965 the Roman Catholic Church, under Pope Paul VI issued the declaration "Nostra Aetate" which repudiated the theological position of "Jewish Deicide" which claims that all Jewish people, past, present, and future share an inherited guilt for the Crucifixion and murder of Jesus Christ.
rRVBW TIL Between 1980 and 2001 only 3 players (Mario Lemiuex, Wayne Gretzky and Jaromir Jagr) won the Art Ross Trophy which is the award given to the player who scores the most points in the regular NHL season.
kJole TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights.