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TIL you can get a severe allergic reaction because of physical exercise, but only if you ate wheat before. It is very rare and called wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA).

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woXYM TIL Byzantine princess Theophano, wife of Holy Roman emperor Otto was resented by the emperor's courtiers for her peculiar habits, including "luxurius tastes", like demanding to take a bath daily and using "a golden double prong to bring food to her mouth", instead of eating with her hands
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