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TIL One bite from the Lone Star Tick can cause a permanent allergy to meat.

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9wdGD TIL Newborn babies are 78 percent water, while adults drop down to around 55 percent to 60 percent.
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W7VZ9 TIL that every year around 1 million people commit suicide with attempted suicides being about 20 times more common.
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b6Er9 TIL a country called Republic of Indian Stream existed between USA and Canada, for less than three years between 1832 and 1835. It is now part of New Hampshire.