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TIL that a pilot and copilot of a flight are adviced not to eat the same meals in case one causes food poisoning.

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j6Glj TIL that it used to be illegal to own gold as a private citizen. It was enacted in 1933 under the belief that the hoarding of gold was worsening the Great Depression. It was repealed in 1974.
Eg0ro TIL Jellyfish have a single opening which serves as both their mouth and their anus.
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