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TIL 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 in an emergency

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epnvg TIL in Louisville, Ky., there is a growing population of freshwater jellyfish. The jellies are native to China and travel around the world, ending up in random and unpredictable locations
j6Z9j TIL that the work of composer Antonio Vivaldi was almost completely lost until the 20th century, when violinist Fritz Kreisler published one of his own pieces as a fake "Vivaldi". This prompted a major resurgence in academic interest in Vivaldi, and his "Four Seasons" is now especially famous.
eppyb TIL of the "Kettenkrad", a motorcycle-tank used by the nazis in WW2
VB7a8 TIL that “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was originally written and recorded from a man’s perspective by a musician named Robert Hazard. Cyndi Lauper tweaked the song’s original meaning to make it a feminist anthem.
RNDQ TIL that the band Led Zeppelin got its name from a critic saying they would crash like a lead zeppelin(airship) and that the reason that they used Led instead of lead is because “the stupid Americans would pronounce it leed”