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TIL there are only 2 Everglades in the world: Florida, USA and Noosa, Australia, with the latter containing more than 40% of Australia's birdlife and the only one you can safely swim in.

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PY4ML TIL of Spurious Correlation. A phenomenon where two unrelated events coincidentally occur in the same pattern over time, such as the 99% correlation between the divorce rate in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.
lodkK TIL If you grind a marine sponge through a sieve into salt water, it'll reorganize itself back into a sponge. It's the only animal that we know of that can do that.
V0Mk TIL Drew Carey tried to kill himself when he was 18 in Las Vegas. He was homeless, was selling his plasma for $40, and looked for spare change to buy boxed macaroni and cheese. “All I had was water, no butter. That is some bad macaroni and cheese.”
d8jwr TIL of the Chain Test. For an arch to stand, it must fit into the mirrored shape generated by a chain.
4OrR TIL that the “Hokey Pokey” was originally called “Hokey Cokey” and possibly inspired by Canadian miners taking cocaine to cheer themselves up