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TIL of a lake in West Papua, Indonesia that is filled with jellyfish. These jellyfish have such a minor sting that tourists visiting the island can swim among the jellyfish without any protection. The lake also has a toxic hydrogen sulfide layer that prevents deep diving activities.

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WG4d TIL after working on the US bid for the 1986 World Cup, Henry Kissinger was quoted as saying “The politics of FIFA, they make me nostalgic for the Middle East”.
odlE TIL NOT making your bed exposes bed mites to fresh air and light, which dehydrates them. Making your bed traps stale air and moisture under the sheets, providing the perfect environment for bed mites to flourish.
PYKOw TIL that a Norman Rockwell painting was discovered in a secret compartment inside the walls of a cartoonists house. It’d been hidden there for 35 years. The cartoonist had forged several paintings he owned to stop his ex-wife from getting them in a divorce settlement, and had hidden the originals.
P15be TIL that the British crown enjoys ownership of all of the unmarked mute swans in open water. "Swan upping is an annual ceremony in England in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released."
1DBd TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish – a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive – changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were “No.” It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a single IP-address … hosted by SeaWorld