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TIL a species of jellyfish, has developed a way to change itself from an adult back to the polyp stage (infant), and back and forth, which in effect allows it to live forever.

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M7mZW TIL in 2019 a man died less than 12 hours after eating a hot fishcake that burned his throat, causing it to swell so much that he choked to death. The doctor who performed the autopsy said the symptoms were normally seen in people involved in house fires, caused by smoke inhalation.
VMO8B TIL that we are living through the 6th mass extinction of species in Earth's history, the HOLOCENE EXTINCTION. There have been 5 mass extinctions previously, including the one that killed the dinosaurs. The Holocene extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is a complete result of human activity.
5Y6Br TIL that Daniel Oppenheimer won the Ig Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006 for his paper "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with using long words needlessly" which argues that simple writing makes authors appear more intelligent than complex writing.
KYyn4 TIL in 1985 Maurice Carthon played football for both the New Jersey Generals in the USFL (Feb-Jul) and the New York Giants in the NFL (Aug-Jan) with both teams sharing Giants Stadium. This means he played 45 games in one year.
b9NPQ TIL: Jim Carey used to get to do stand up in his 7th grade class. He used humor to fit in and his teacher made a deal with him - if he was quiet all day he would get 15 minutes at the end of class where he did stand up using material from life, the class, or doing impressions of faculty members.