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TIL that since jellyfish are 98% water, they evaporate in the sun.

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ne4jb TIL of Albert Anastasia who at 19 killed a coworker in a fight and was sentenced to death. He won a retrial on a technicality and was freed when no witnesses reappeared. He then became one of America’s deadliest mobsters personally murdering at least 1,200 people and ordering the deaths of 10,000+.
gMMdW TIL That there is an automated bot that will fax your congress representatives via text message! Just text “Resist” to 50409
eZZ6 TIL Mr. Rogers’ mother knitted every sweater he wore on the show.
x6Elk TIL Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the Ramones after Joey Ramone asked him to. However, his manager convinced him to keep it, as songs Bruce gave to other artists kept becoming hits, while Bruce didn't have big hit singles yet. That song ended up being Hungry Heart, Bruce's first top 5 single.
JYjBv [TIL] Sir Thomas “Tommy” Macpherson rode into Nazi territory wearing Highlander regalia and bluffed a Major General and his 23,000 troops (including part of a panzer division) into surrendering. Macpherson was later knighted and appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.