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TIL there are fresh water jellyfish all over the world

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x69Zw TIL that French mathematician Abraham de Moivre noticed that he slept more and more as he grew older, and predicted he would die on the day his sleep reached 24 hours. He did indeed die on that day.
Oo6EY TIL of the "Kappa". A Japanese mythical creature that will assault humans and steal a mythical organ from the victim's anus.
pejN TIL that S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was only 15 years old and it has sold 500k copies a year since 1967.
wbrY TIL privately owned stores such as Walmart can’t force you to show a receipt before letting you leave the store. You can politely refuse to show your receipt and continue walking out the door.
mxkEE TIL of UK student Jacob Ford, who protested his school's ban on bags by bringing his books to class inside of a microwave oven. His mother supported his peaceful protest, but the school suspended him & chastised the mother for supporting him.