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TIL Jellyfish are considered plankton because they cannot swim against the current

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5dPp TIL Frank Zappa was invited to perform in Live Aid concert (to raise funds for relief of the Ethiopian famine) but he refused, calling the event “the biggest cocaine money laundering scheme of all time.”
M7exK TIL Oranges are a man made fruit.
NXgQP TIL: Beer Consumption Increases Human Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes
k8mB TIL Lady Astor, the first female British MP, was constantly at odds with British PM Winston Churchill. During a debate, she declared that if married to him, she’d have poisoned his tea. Churchill responded ‘Madam, if I was your husband, I would drink it.’
y4Pe TIL the ‘pirate accent’ is entirely based on the performance of Robert Newton in the film Treasure Island.