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TIL that there exists a biologically immortal animal called "immortal jellyfish"

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6EMBl TIL Harukichi Shimoi, who was a japanese poet that during WW1 enlisted in the Italian Army and ranked up to the special elite force "Arditi"
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lkJV TIL The astronauts in the Challenger Explosion survived the initial explosion and survived for nearly three minutes, until the cabin crashed into the ocean at a speed of 200 MPH
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