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TIL there is an immortal species of jellyfish

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JYnMB TIL- Sir Roberrt Watson-Watt, the inventor of the RADAR was caught speeding with a RADAR gun. He reportedly said "My God, if I'd known what they were going to do with it, I'd have never have invented it!'"
R5Wg4 TIL that the ancient Olmecs believed in werejaguars, similar to the werewolf in European cultures.
6kQW TIL the “d” and “t” sounds have same exact mouth and tongue positions, the only difference is you add voice to make the “d” sound.
d8P99 TIL In 1860, Lincoln became President without even being on the ballot in 10 states (of only 33 states in the Union): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
w0B6 TIL that the CIA once turned down a ‘Freedom of Information Act’ request that inquired about Osama Bin Laden’s “fairly extensive” porn collection collected in the raid of his compound in 2011.