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TIL that I, a boy with Profound unilateral hearing loss can only hear 35% of a conversation if there is background noise.

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neJno TIL if you have a shellfish allergy you should avoid eating edible insects, as they’re closely related and have some of the same proteins which cause shellfish allergies.
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