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TIL Louisiana’s coastline is disappearing at the rate of a football field AN HOUR

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Lmlm TIL The THX Sound (Deep Note) is perceived louder than it actually is because it has such a large spectrum of frequencies
GpJQ TIL Galileo sent two coded message to Keppler, that Saturn has rings, and that Venus has phases (circles the sun, not the earth), which Keppler incorrectly decoded as Mars has two moons and Jupiter has a big red spot. Although not what Galileo had written, both would later be proven true.
0dP0R TIL That the often represented visual of the Jellyfish is their Ephyra or Medusa developmental stage. Before the Ephyra stage, it is attached to the ground and has a "stalk-like" structure. This is known as the Polyp stage.
P8BO TIL Salmon are pink because of their primarily crustacean diet
pA7N TIL there is a top rated restarant in NYC where the maître d’ will Google the name of every guest that is expected to arrive to help them customize the experience