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TIL: There is a species of jellyfish that is potentially immortal.

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6ExdX TIL Oranienburg is considered "the most dangerous city in Germany." Not because of crime, but because of the hundreds of unexploded bombs and other ordinance from WWII. As of 2017, there's an estimated 350-400 bombs still buried in the city.
5a1p TIL in 1851, a runaway slave named Jerry was arrested in Syracuse NY during the anti-slavery Liberty Party’s convention. A crowd of hundreds of abolitionists broke into the city jail and freed Jerry, eventually smuggling him to Canada. Nine participants in the rescue also fled to avoid prosecution.
KO91J TIL that although Tic Tacs are almost 100% sugar, FDA regulations allow them to be advertised as 0 grams of sugar per serving due to their size
6EKA7 TIL Regis Philbin broadcasted from Prince Edward Island in July 2010 but disliked local mussels and oysters because they were salty and squirmy. P.E.I.'s tourism office hoped "Live! With Regis & Kelly" would bring attention and tourism to the island, at a cost of $1 million to taxpayers
4XA05 TIL Freddie Mercury once said that Bohemian Rhapsody was three songs he wanted to make that he put together.