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TIL that animals can become allergic to humans, as well as other animals

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GGBE TIL that the song Baby It’s Cold Outside was written and sung by a married couple to sing at the end of parties to get guests to leave
rNrm1 TIL about Stargazers, a family of fish that eyes on the top of their heads. They usually catch food by hiding in the sand and leaping upwards when the prey passes overhead.
E1Npx TIL Bayer knowingly sold HIV contaminated products to Latin America and Asia in 1984.
e0XG6 TIL a review found 80% of Chinese clinical drug trials fraudulent. They found examples of fabricated and altered data with adverse effects withheld. In one example, the validity of data was questioned when they discovered a researcher responsible for recording it wasn't employed at the time.
LQEnv TIL there’s a percentage of a percentage of the population that will fall asleep when things get too emotional, regardless of where they are or what they’re doing. It’s called Type 1 Narcolepsy.