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TIL lobsters are sea roaches. People with shellfish allergies will also react to cockroaches and other insects.

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eppWb TIL that from the European colonization of the Americas in 1492, to the US army’s last official campaign against the Indians on 1890; The Native’s population went from an estimated 60 million to 248 thousand
dgA8 TIL of exploding teeth, a medical condition that occurred in the 19th century and remains unexplained.
JYxrQ TIL that until 1956 after the end of British rule, Egypt hadn’t been both fully independent and ruled by native Egyptians for 2500 years
oB1RL TIL that in 2002, the term for schizophrenia in Japan was changed from "mind-split disease" to "integration disorder" to reduce stigma. In three years, the percentage of people who were informed of the diagnosis of schizophrenia rose from 37 to 70%. A similar change was made in South Korea.
Y70x7 TIL that it used to be unlawful for South Koreans with the same surname and origin to marry and it was not until 2002 that this rule was amended