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TIL Almost every state in the US has had confirmed freshwater jellyfish sightings

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5V7lP TIL: That the term 'hamstring' came about as it was common to use the long tendons of these muscles to tie up hams or pork thighs for curing
M7LLK TIL that despite being the recipient of the revealed Beauty by Sarah Goodridge (a self-portrait from 1828 depicting her bare breasts), Senator Daniel Webster chose to marry a wealthier woman while keeping the painting.
5o58 TIL the metallic smell of coins isn’t from the metal but decomposing oils from our skin.
wLoxY TIL Birthday candles can be traced back to the ancient Greeks
vLkK TIL of Tetris Syndrome, which is when you play a game too long and you start to dream about it, and hallucinate about it on the edges of your vision.