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TIL the Portuguese man o’ war is not a jellyfish, but a siphonophore, a colony of creatures that cannot live independently of one another.

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90AD TIL that in 2007, a Texas man saw his neighbor’s empty house being burglarized. He told 911, “I’m not gonna let them get away with it.” After they left the house he said, “I’m gonna kill him”, and then went outside and shot both men in the back, killing them. The grand jury found it was justified.
woAlE TIL a serial killer “Barbie” Karla Homolka, who together with her husband “Ken” Paul Bernardo murdered 3 young women including her own sister, spent only 12 years in prison & is happily married to her trial attorney’s brother raising 3 children
69B5Q TIL: There is a study by several PhDs also backed by 45 previous studies, that found out that height impacts salaries. Every inch above average height nets $789. Possible explanations are that tall people are seen as more leader like and the process of "looking down" makes one more confident.
OGE4L TIL: House cats are extremely effective hunters; domestic and feral cats kill billions of birds every year in the US alone. Putting a loud/extremely visible collar on cats can help warn birds from cat attacks.
QBl6 TIL that some people attract mosquitoes more than others due to blood type, pregnancy, metabolism and beer.