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TIL that there’s a species of jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) that is biologically immortal and can revert its cells back to their earliest form to start its life cycle over again.This jellyfish can theoretically live forever unless it is killed by disease or predators

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16XaP TIL the highest-ranking penguin in the word is Major General Sir Nils Olav III, colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. He is the third penguin to hold this post, dating back to 1972
p8PwO TIL that in 1933 6000 people were deported by the Soviet Union to an island in the middle of Siberia and were abandoned there without food or shelter. Within three weeks most of the prisoners were dead due to the widespread episodes of cannibalism. The island became known as “Cannibal Island”.
Oo51L TIL: Daily shaving was not a widespread practice in the 19th century. It took off among American men with World War I. Soldiers were required to shave daily so their gas masks would fit. They used the straight razor, the precursor to the double-edged razor and today's disposable razors.
RMo6 TIL: A convincing study shows that business leaders and serial killers share a mindset
gRa4 TIL the famously anti-gay Harlem preacher Pastor Manning, who’s known for vitriolic anti-LGBT hate speech, is in massive debt. An organization that provides shelter for homeless LGBT youth is raising money to buy the building his church is housed in to open an additional shelter at that location.