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TIL jellyfish will almost disappear if left out in the sun. Because they're 98% water, they mostly evaporate into thin air

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QNXMX Today I learned that most States in the US don't give you overtime pay after 8 hours in one day like mine.
nWB7B TIL man flu is real: men have more crushing symptoms from flu than women
xV48w TIL: Nearly 250,000 Americans die every year from medical errors, making it the third leading cause of death in the country.
GYwnj TIL that the etymological history of the word 'Slavs" stems from the Middle English word "sclave" which means slaves given that medieval Slavs were routinely captured and enslaved during wars in the Middle Ages.
RdD9 TIL An implant, that has reduced some epilepsy patients seizures by “half”, is heralded as the first major breakthrough in epilepsy, all while a form of medical cannabis processed into a marijuana extract that is high in CBD content that has reduced patients seizures to ZERO is buried in controversy