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TIL about Valonia ventricosa, the largest single-celled organism in the world. They can grow up to 5 cm in diameter

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DQV5j TIL about Jediism, a belief system inspired by Star Wars, which is officially recognized as a religion in some countries, including the UK, where thousands listed "Jedi" as their religion on the 2001 census. Jediism focuses on mindfulness, self-improvement, and living harmoniously with the Force.
8e9DL TIL: The longest word published in the Oxford dictionary is pronounced "noo-muh-noh-ul-truh-my-kro-skop-ik-sil-i-ko-vol-kay-no-koh-nee-oh-sis."
lnRK TIL that Yuki people, native americans from California, use base 8 instead of 10, because they don’t count with their fingers, but with the space between them
Ko06 TIL in 1897, a newlywed woman was found dead in her home. Although her death was attributed to natural causes, her mother’s insistence that she had been visited by the woman’s ghost compelled authorities to reopen the case, at which time an autopsy revealed the woman had suffered a broken neck.
jWJn TIL that Garfield was never meant to be funny.