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TIL the “an average person eats nine spiders in their sleep” statistic was invented in the early 90’s as an example of the absurd things people will believe simply because they come across them on the Internet.

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dDVAK TIL that human chromosomes are organized by length (chromosome 1 = biggest). After sequencing of the human genome, it was discovered that chromosome 22 was actually bigger than chromosome 21 making the organization out of order.
4XdAw TIL that Norman Borlaug, developed new strains of crops which yielded 4x as much food. He is said to have saved the lives of over a billion people, making him one of the most influential men in human history.
6Eb6l TIL that Jellyfish are part of the Physium Cnidaria (which also includes Corals) and start their life as Larva that hooks to the ground and can reproduce asexually. The part we know as a Jellyfish "spawns" once it reaches adult size and reproduces normally.
ywve TIL the highest mountain in Australia is named after the Polish national hero, Tadeusz Kościuszko, who was also a military leader in the American Revolutionary War, and personal friend of Thomas Jefferson.
DQ0xJ TIL that the Union Jack isn’t Great Britain’s legal flag and is only used as such due to precedent.