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

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oBedK TIL: A Ugandan man, JOrdan Kinyera, saw his father lose their land in a legal fight at age 6. He spent 18 years in school and became a lawyer and won back the land 23 years later.
vwbB TIL “A butt load” actually equals 108 gallons.
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