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TIL there are freshwater jellyfish in nearly every state in the USA and there have been since the early 1900s

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6ELZ8 TIL of Talitha Kum, a network of thousands of Catholic nuns working to end subjugation of women. The religious sisters reportedly masquerade as prostitutes in order to rescue women from brothels. The term Talitha Kum is Aramaic from the Gospel of Mark which means "Maiden, I say to you, arise."
4lQo TIL that a man named Vermin Supreme ran for president in 2012 and 2016 and promised a free pony for every American, as “it will create lots and lots of jobs”.
XEAlr TIL that the prize for the Val d’Isere downhill ski competition in 2005 was a cow, the organizers intended to trade the cow for a $5000, but olympian Lindsey Vonn declined and kept the cow, it was later found to be worth $20000.
Wk7wY Microwaves can transform a frozen pizza into hot, melted goodness in four minutes flat, but they can't rescue your melted ice-cream sundae. To cook food, a microwave oven converts voltage into high-frequency electromagnetic microwaves. The molecules in food—especially water and fat—absorb this energy and wiggle at high speeds, causing them to heat rapidly and warm the surrounding food. Although quickly turning leftovers cold would be handy, this is a one-way operation, explains David Pozar, a professor and microwave expert at the University of Massachusetts.
GA4RQ TIL Chang and Eng Bunker, the conjoined twins whose fame popularized the term "Siamese twins", purchased a 150 acre tract of land in North Carolina in 1839, owned slaves, and supported the Confederacy