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TIL that tomatoes contain similar protein structures to grass pollen, and thus can cause mouth irritation for hay-fever sufferers

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MayB TIL that a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through a combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
GAveJ TIL that British military jets were used to bomb a stricken oil tanker in 1967 to burn the oil before it came to shore
1em7 TIL of the Emeryville Shellmound, an Ohlone Indian burial site and village occupied from at least 2800 years ago to 400 years ago, which now is contaminated with early industrial waste and paved over with a shopping mall and an Ikea.
Oay6 TIL an artist created a prohibition kit that is made up of seemingly normal items that combine to form a still.
YOAd TIL mirrors reflect slightly more green light than other colors, which causes a “mirror tunnel” (such as two mirrors facing each other) to appear greener further down the tunnel.