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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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LkLgQ TIL a fascist Italy in 1935 ended slavery in Ethiopia. Mind = blown.
YpDoA TIL in 2016 New Zealand announced its plan to eliminate rats, possums, and stoats in the whole country by 2050 to protect the country's endangered flightless birds including kakapos.
e00j4 TIL that scientists are growing so-called "mini-brains" inside of rats, meaning we are perilously close to a rats of NIMH situation.
oBavK TIL that Prudence Crandall, born on September 3, 1803, was an American schoolteacher and activist who is credited with running the first integrated school in the United States as well as running the first school for black girls in America.
ne5bd TIL Videogame Postal 2 is banned in New Zealand. Possession, distribution or even buying it for personal use is a criminal offense, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $50,000.