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TIL there is an immortal species of jellyfish

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dnBE TIL that famed pharaoh Sesostris would erect a giant statue of a vagina if he felt a defeated army had offered little resistance
XEyp8 TIL that NBA player Vince Carter has played at least one NBA game with 37% of the players who ever played in the NBA
EE7 TIL that British people used to have American sounding accents, not the other way around
m1EDM TIL: Moving Earth is an acknowledged astro engineering concept which moves the Earth away from the Sun to counter rising temperatures. Plausible methods involves using asteroids. However risks include losing the Moon, disrupting seasons, and having the asteroid hit and wipe out all life.
woX1J TIL: An advertising company wanted to use Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire in a Hemorrhoid commercial