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TIL - Many people have Neanderthal genes in their DNA that predispose them to allergies, including pollen and animal hair

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0wAaN TIL that in 2008, an Australian court case costing over a million dollars had to be aborted when it was realized that five out of the twelve jurors were playing Sudoku instead of paying attention.
Eg8pd TIL That Ancient Romans used to bleach their clothing because it contained ammonia, an effective cleaning agent.
Lkwep TIL that the Milgram Experiment, in which participants believed they were shocking people, was flawed. Many suspected that the shocks were fake. Subjects who thought they were truly shocking others were much more likely to defy the experimenter and refuse to proceed.
R74Aa TIL that Cleopatra lived less than a generation apart from Jesus Christ, based on the approximate dates of her death and his birth.
w6n7 TIL that since it became an independent country in 1825, Bolivia has had more than 190 revolutions and coups