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TIL: Parasitic worms can cure or alleviate allergies and suppress the Autoimmune system

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78Vop TIL that the oldest door in Rome, the Pantheon Gate, is over 2000 years old and weighs over a tone. Despite this, it is very well balanced and can actually be opened by one person.
xVK0g TIL kimchi is so ubiquitous in South Korea that many households have a special fridge just for storing it. According to a consumer survey, this "kimchi refrigerator" is the #1 most desired appliance in the country.
VoBm TIL that 3M, creators of Scotch Tape and Post-It notes, sells e-readers for libraries to lend out, along with its own cloud library.
xVy6b TIL, so much buried treasure is found in the UK that they need specific laws regarding finds. Any discovered treasure must first be offered to UK museums at a price set by the independent Treasure Valuation Committee. Only if no museums want the find can the treasure be privately sold or kept.
GYavN TIL in 1946, the United States tried to buy Greenland for $100,000,000