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TIL about the "Scaptia beyonceae", an Australian horsefly named after Beyoncé

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MQ70 TIL that in 1993 a “toxic lady” (who had been ingesting large amount of Dimethyl Sulfoxide) in Riverside, CA caused doctors and nurses to become severely ill when they were exposed to her body and blood.
rNDg0 TIL that when his son Xinzhen was abducted by a child trafficker in 1997, Guo Gangtang spent 24 years, his life savings and 10 motorbikes on a search for him across China. They were finally reunited in 2021 and his efforts helped the Chinese authorities find over 100 more abducted children.
YybZ TIL Parmesan is not pronounced how I once thought it was (Press the listen button)
65OW TIL according to Jewish legend, God created the first blacksmith’s tongs as one of his last creations, because mankind needs tongs to make tongs
YpgZW TIL a Peppa Pig episode was banned in Australia because it tells kids that “spiders can’t hurt you”