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TIL we can eat some species of jellyfish.

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oBXXY TIL that there's a town in Michigan called Zilwaukee, which was named so that people would confuse it with Milwaukee and move there to work
jrrv TIL that water towers aren’t just an emergency water supply, but are also crucial for maintaining water pressure. The water they hold is used to maintain pressure during peak periods when usage is higher than pump capacity, and the water is replenished at night when usage is much less.
a0YJ TIL several parts of Canada introduced a law that made “sorry” not a legal admission of guilt, because it’s said so often.
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