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An international team of scientists sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches in 2016. The reason? Scientists think cockroach milk could be the next superfood.

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KO004 TIL that Roman Emperor Nero competed in the Olympics in 67 AD. He was allowed to enter the four horse chariot race with ten horses. He fell mid-race, did not finish, yet was still declared the winner.
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9Y7Xm TIL: Medically managed hypothermia has been popular and in use in medicine since the 1930s-1940s when research was conducted demonstrating the absence of irreversible neurologic change in humans cooled to as low as 26*C over a 24-hour period after sustaining traumatic brain injuries.
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