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TIL we can eat some species of jellyfish.

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KYg0G TIL that there's a species of wasp called the horse guard wasp. It is found in the eastern US and acts as a natural biological control by hanging around horses and killing horse flies. Despite their loud buzzing noises, horses are not disturbed by them.
WJPL TIL - Alf Adams came up for the idea of the ‘strained-layer quantum well laser’ walking on the beach with his wife. He paused for a moment and asked her to stop talking for a moment to let him think, these lasers are now used in almost every household today
GbBJ TIL - in 1968, Billy Joel looped some random cables around his shoulder, put on a fake Bristish accent, and pretended to be Jimi Hendrix’s roadie to sneak into a concert. He wound up being convincing enough to actually be put to work as a stagehand during the show.
woO8P TIL kids can have two rows of teeth
dDxZ9 TIL that from 1987 to 2005, there was a Nintendo Power Hotline that players could call to talk to gameplay counselors to get help and advice for Nintendo games. Some of the counselors were also highlighted in the "Counselors' Corner" section of Nintendo Power magazine.