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TIL Foods high in Nickel may cause IBS symptoms if you are allergic to nickel.

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WRg4 TIL that there are 78 species and subspecies of animals and plants that are extinct in the wild. All of them exist only in zoos or nature preserves.
KdoE TIL that Native Canadians were forcibly taken from their homes to attend cultural Reform Schools from 1840–1960. The last school closed in 1996.
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