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TIL That people allergic to shellfish are also allergic to cockroaches

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JYawl TIL there is a mutation that causes bones to become 8 times denser than normal that allow people to walk away from car accidents without a single fracture but with a trade off of being unable to swim.
grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.
awKJ9 TIL of the Knights of the Golden Circle. They were a secret society who wanted to found a new, pro-slavery country called the Golden Circle which would've consisted of the US South, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Haiti, the DR, parts of South America, and the Caribbean.
loj01 TIL of Rachel Hoffman a 23-year-old Florida student arrested for cannabis and then pressured by police to work undercover to avoid charges. She was murdered in a botched sting to buy 1,500 ecstasy pills, 2 oz. of cocaine, and two handguns.
V18G TIL 99% of the world’s Hydrocodone supply is consumed by the U.S.