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TIL there are fresh water jellyfish all over the world

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w7Ao TIL The episode “Heart of Ice,” from Batman: The Animated Series, won an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program. It was the series’ second Emmy award (out of the 4 that it won).
XOgR TIL that when a dignitary complained to President Theodore Roosevelt about Alice Roosevelt (his daughter) smoking on top of the White House, Roosevelt replied, “I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.”
gMk1L TIL of Anne Haining Bates, who was known for her great stature of 7ft 11 inches, normally weighing 340 pounds. She toured with another incredibly tall man, fell in love and married. Their home and furniture was built to their specifications, with 8ft doorways and 14ft ceilings.
leoK TIL: Older generation spy satellites predated any form of digital imaging by decades. They literally exposed film and dropped it back to earth in small re-entry pods.
Z8mOY TIL of the Duga Radar Array, a Soviet over-the-horizon radar hidden in the forests of Chernobyl that was at the heart of mind control conspiracy theories