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TIL fire ant bites can cause an allergic reaction to scorpion venom even during first exposure which usually should not cause anaphylaxis.

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J1y9m TIL that the state of Alaska has a secessionist party and that one of their members was the governor of Alaska from 1990 to 1994.
6E197 TIL during Grover Cleveland’s election campaign, it emerged that he had a possible illegitimate child. The campaign said it was true and that Grover had done his best in dealing with it. The mother disagreed- she said Grover had assaulted her, then had the baby taken from her and had her committed.
oP6A TIL While Cambridge was closed due to the Bubonic Plague, Sir Isaac Newton invented Calculus over the course of 18 months
ADAjd TIL most Americans don't consider millionaires ($1M) wealthy anymore. The average American sees wealthy people as having at least $2.4 million.
PxlV TIL Bob of Bob’s Red Mill, a company with an annual revenue of $30-$50 million, decided to give ownership of the whole company to his employees.