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TIL that St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, prophesized that Ireland will be destroyed by a flood 7 years before the Apocalypse

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kWOe TIL that a tick bite can cause a lifetime allergy to red meat. The Lone Star tick injects a type of sugar found in red meat into the blood, and causes antibodies to be made that cause an allergic reaction when the person later ingests meat with the sugar.
77XO TIL Ecuador uses the USD as their official currency, and prefer using the Sacagawea dollar.
8aRdX TIL the actual name of "Shaggy" from Scooby-Doo is Norville Rogers.
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