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

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OGkpa TIL about the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), which has been around since 1958. With over 215 members from 70 nations, and it promotes the protection of international telecommunications and power submarine cables from human and natural hazards
4rJN TIL perfume is located at the front of department stores in part because department-store pioneer Harry Selfridge placed his there to mask the odors of manure and exhaust from the street.
l7OPA TIL that Flowers, Fruit, Grass, and most kinds of Trees only evolved into existence in the Cretaceous Period.
7r6JM TIL about Sandra Perron, the first female infantry officer in the Canadian Army. Viewed as a threat by the male officers, she was beaten, tied to a tree, and left in the snow for two hours without boots. Her experience forced the army to revise its procedures to prevent harassment.
b9677 TIL in 2009, a woman was fined $1.9 million for illegally downloading 24 songs. That's $80K per song.