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TIL that The "Immortal" Jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) resets when damaged and transforms back into a polyp

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Y7K6P TIL that the ominous and sinister-sounding music used during the spindle scene in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty originates from a scene in the ballet with dancing cats
7rgXx TIL Australia routinely (and ironically) denies entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record.
RpQ4 TIL that Frederick Douglass consulted with President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and helped influence the Emancipation Proclamation. After President Lincoln’s death, Mrs. Lincoln sent Douglass her late husband’s walking stick.
R0n9 TIL FDA rejected Aspartame [APM] (infamous sweetener in Diet Coke) several times for EXTREME health risks. The CEO of the company who owned patent on APM was made head of FDA by Reagan administration. APM was instantly approved for consumption. Today, APM is the largest artificial sweetener in USA.
Z8R7p TIL The middle of nowhere in the US is located in Glasgow, Montana