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TIL That Celiac Disease, Which Requires People to Be Gluten Free, Has Nothing to do With Allergies, But Is Instead an Autoimmune Disease That Can Cause Serious Permanent Damage

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LN8P TIL: In 2006, Hungarian protesters hotwired a 50 year old Soviet T-34 tank that was part of an outdoor memorial and drove it against the riot police.
m1leO TIL that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. Transported convicts made up a quarter of the British immigrants to colonial America in the 18th century.
N7M58 TIL that opossums are great at reducing the tick population in a given area. Scientists estimate that a single opossum can kill about 5,000 ticks in a single season.
4Wa5 TIL that lemmings committing mass suicide is a myth that was perpetuated by Disney knowingly
x65oB [TIL] In the United States, a 'Heckler's Veto' happens when a speaker is silenced by the threat of antisocial or illegal acts of a disagreeing party. For instance, a peaceful demonstration is banned due to threatened violence by opponents.