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TIL that Eczema is considered an autoimmune disorder.

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b68P9 TIL the shrimp industry removes the eyes of female shrimp to increase reproduction, calling it "eyestalk ablation."
OoEYg TIL about Silver Apples, the pop duo from the ‘60s that used WWII oscillators to make the first synth-pop music, sharply gaining massive popularity before disappearing due to a lawsuit regarding a controversial album cover and being largely forgotten until recently.
61mZ TIL that the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy in 4 billion years, but the stars in each galaxy are so far apart that none of the individual stars will collide.
MPvW TIL that the Apollo 10 lunar module was jettisoned and is currently in orbit around the sun. It’s exact location is unknown but a group of amateur astronomers have been looking for it since 2011.
gagD TIL actor Charles Durning, was in the first wave of troops to land on D-Day and the lone survivor of his unit, received eight stab wounds from a Nazi soldier, whom he killed with a rock in hand-to-hand combat, died 12/24 at age 89 [/r/tsis]