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TIL that a Portuguese Man of War is not actually a jellyfish, but rather a colony of specialized minute individuals called “zooids” that are dependent on one another for survival

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LA5P TIL Saladin, legendary leader of the Muslims during the Third Crusade, was Kurdish
1Gj8 TIL That an asteroid is on course to pass in between the earth in the moon and has a chance to hit satellites and possibly even Earth itself in February 2013
4pDa TIL that Myspace was purchased by News Corp for $580 million in 2005 and sold by News Corp for $35 million in 2011
RYRa TIL an 80 year old man named Amou Haji hasn’t bathed in 60 years, sleeps in a grave-like hole, and smokes animal feces.
8aY1Z TIL — $99,999,999.99 is the largest check the Internal Revenue Service will accept. Multiple checks must be written for tax payments of $100 million or more.