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TIL that there is a band of 50-60-year-olds called Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends who sing Sea Shantys, was signed a $1,000,000 record deal and had a movie made about them.

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7rljX TIL In April 2011, Jackie Chan said he would donate his entire fortune to charity and that his son would have to make his own way in life. "If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting my money," he said.
x65G0 TIL that not all food allergies induce anaphylaxis or produce immediate symptoms - a certain class of allergic reaction called "Non-IgE-mediated food allergy" causes symptoms similar instead to food poisoning, often not for several hours after a meal has been eaten
7rNKb TIL Diabetes increases the risk for foot ulcers and amputation. People with diabetes that have nerve damage in their feet and toes often don't notice minor cuts, sores, or blisters in these areas
EkdX TIL we are just a few years away from 3D printing human organs, which could revolutionize medicine and transplants
QNwM TIL that in Romanian, the words for shit and Turkish Delight are the same (Rahat)