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TIL There is a jellyfish that lives upside down on the seabed

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Z8544 TIL the inventor of the Saxophone, Adolphe Sax survived multiple near death experiences as a child such as; falling from a height of 3 stories and hitting his head on a stone, drinking a bowl of vitriolized water age 3 and surviving a gunpowder explosion that left him seriously burnt, among others
MBjm TIL: That in the Battle of Huertgen Forest, the forest was so dense and dark and hard to navigate that the German and Allied medics shared an aid station in the only building either could easily find.
8ajmG TIL of Operation Tracer, a plan to seal six members of the British Navy in a cave to monitor the Germans if they took over the Gibraltar base and tunnel system. One of the few involved and aware of the project was Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond.
4K5w TIL: That “fruit salad trees” are real, and can grow several different kinds of fruit.
gYyX TIL that Green Arrow’s Chili is the spiciest food in the DC Universe. Only Green Arrow himself and Batman can eat it without screaming in pain.