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TIL that they are called Damselflies, not baby dragonflies.

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Y1Gd TIL that since jellyfish are 98% water, they evaporate in the sun.
ZpgY4 TIL that a war was almost started because of a single tree.
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OoLY TIL that the English football league system has 24 levels made of 140 leagues and 480 divisions, comprising around 7,000 individual clubs (or teams). Theoretically a level 24 team can be promoted all the way to the Premier League.
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