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TIL: Certain ticks can transmit a meat allergy to humans which causes the person to develop hives whenever they eat meat

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PYOZn TIL that there are 11 active nuclear powered aircraft carriers in the world. One of them is French and the other ten are American
8bgL TIL there is a species of ants called the Mycocepurus Smithii that reproduce by cloning. No male of this species has ever been found.
kOBG4 TIL that the Whataburger logo was trademarked BEFORE the Wonder Woman logo.
j6yRp TIL In the 1870s, the city of Liège, Belgium tried to train 37 cats to deliver the mail. It was unsuccessful.
Brgex TIL herd animals in the wild often hang around with giraffes. The giraffes, being so tall, give the herd animals such as Zebra and Wildebeest an early warning of lions sneaking up on them. These herd animals benefit by having friends in high places (quite literally).