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TIL in 1958 Mao Zedong ordered all the sparrows to be killed because they ate too much grain

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BgG5L TIL that there’s a species of jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) that is biologically immortal and can revert its cells back to their earliest form to start its life cycle over again.This jellyfish can theoretically live forever unless it is killed by disease or predators
kZee TIL in 2005 the Powerball drawing produced 110 2nd-prize winners. The Multi-State Lottery Association thought it was fraud. It turned out the winners simply played the lucky numbers from their Wonton Food fortune cookies. The fortune read “All the preparation you’ve done will finally be paying off.”
jBoN TIL that the decisive vote to ratify the 19th Amendment came from from a legislator who switched after receiving a telegram from his mother asking him to “be a good boy”.
QNgGM TIL: African spiny mice can lose 60% of the skin on their backs and re-grow the lost tissue without scarring! Researchers are looking into the genes responsible for this because these genes work in mammalian systems (growing back fur, muscle, etc) and could work in rehab medicine.
e0V8J TIL The Jagermeister bottle was selected after different bottles were dropped onto a wooden floor from a height. A rectangular model was proved to be especially robust and the bottle is produced in hunter´s green glass, which is opaque to most UV rays to protect the contents