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TIL that living in too sterile of an environment can cause the development of allergies.

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PYMnV TIL that all thoroughbred horses are given the birth date of Jan. 1 regardless of when they were really born.
9wAbM TIL: the majority of sold/produced oysters have an extra set of chromosomes making them sterile.
5eQP TIL that in WWII, Germany developed a flamethrower mine. When activated, it spewed burning fuel over an area 15ft wide, 9ft tall, and 89ft long.
j6ovn TIL Isaac Newton was also a member of the Parliament of England for Cambridge University in 1689 and 1701, but according to some accounts, his only comments were to complain about a cold draught in the chamber and request that the window be closed
OoWDX TIL Rick Wakeman started to wear capes onstage in order to hide the weird way he moved while operating footpedals, which a journalist said made him look like a demented spider. In some countries now, a show organiser will write into his contract that he must wear a cape