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TIL if you have a shellfish allergy you should avoid eating edible insects, as they’re closely related and have some of the same proteins which cause shellfish allergies.

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JYjbj TIL of the "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti", which is a psychiatric case-study that revolved around an experiment on a group of three patients with paranoid schizophrenia, each of whom believed they were literally Jesus Christ. They were brought together and "quarreled over who was holier".
N740P TIL a jogger in Maine once drowned a rabid raccoon in a puddle after it latch onto her finger and would not release.
BDrD TIL of Sarah Rector who in 1913 at age 10 was known as “Richest Colored Girl in the world”. After being given a land grant that unknowingly produced 2,500 barrels of oil a day. Soon she received a daily revenue of $300 (approx $2.6 million annually today) and marriage offers worldwide at age 12
neOWG TIL that our blood is red because it is rich in iron. Some animals have blue blood because it is rich in copper.
Lw10 TIL that a U.S. F-22 Raptor was able to fly next to an Iranian F-4 Phantom with out it knowing, and told the pilot to go home.