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TIL that the Portuguese man o’ war is not actually a jellyfish, but a hydrozoan siphonophore. It's also not just one organism. It is made up of separate polyp organism colonies called zooids, each serving a specific purpose, like forming tentacles for locomotion or controlling digestion.

a8J7y TIL the Aurora is taller than 250 Burj Khalifas
jaRa TIL that Texas has its own dialect of German
4K6o TIL Lego Minifigures will outnumber humans by the year 2019.
BNyd TIL Tolkien’s son hates The Lord of the Rings movies
rN10d TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom