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TIL that cashews are in the same family as posion ivy and sumac, and their shells will give you a similar rash

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b9BwZ TIL The original Icelandic male settlers were 60-80% Norse and a similar percentage of Women were Gaelic from Ireland and Scotland.
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D77J TIL that scientists recently took the EEG signals from a person experiencing a convulsive seizure and converted them to tones that fell within the acoustic spectrum of the human voice. The results will send chills up your spine.