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

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8eBmK TIL a circus performer in the 18th century by the name of Thomas Wedders is in the Guinness World Records for having the longest recorded nose in history, measuring 7.5 inches (19cm).
J1L5j TIL that, between 2006 and 2009, Bob Dylan hosted his own weekly one-hour radio show called Theme Time Radio Hour. Rather than genre, the songs on each episode centered around a lyrical theme, such as "Weather", "Money" or "Flowers".
R9Qw TIL Before a hurricane, Walmart will fill their stores with strawberry poptarts. This is a result from their data mining and finding stores sold 7x more strawberry poptarts before the storm.
Bp5b TIL that there was a Buddhist Monk named Drupka Kunley who promised women a path to Nirvana through the use of his penis, or “Flaming Thunderbolt” as he liked to call it. The women paid him in beer.
K4v9 TIL The Fairness Doctrine, a law until 1987, stated that broadcasters must give multiple perspectives to important issues. Since 1987, figures of all political persuasions - Limbaugh, Maddow, O'Reilly, Olberman - have risen in popularity.