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TIL in Louisville, Ky., there is a growing population of freshwater jellyfish. The jellies are native to China and travel around the world, ending up in random and unpredictable locations

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jwln TIL that Salad Fingers animator David Firth had a satirical cartoon series removed from Newgrounds due to its lack of quality, this cartoon was later commissioned by the BBC for their website
5YOaD TIL the first photograph to include a human being was almost an accident. Because the image required a long exposure, all the people, carriages, and other moving things disappeared from the scene -- except the the man who happened to stay still during the shot, getting his shoes shined.
APkl TIL an endurance athlete, Dean Karnazes, ran 350 miles (560 km) in 80 hours and 44 minutes without sleep in 2005
Me9OK TIL of Eugene Bullard. America’s First Black fighter pilot who without the wager of a $2,000 bet would have never flown at all. Remarkably, he fought for the French, was a boxer, stevedore, jazz drummer, club manager and finally an elevator operator in NYC.
NX0Nb TIL Urban Meyer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the '82 draft. He would hit .182 across two minor league seasons before moving on from the sport.