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TIL that more than 25% of the world's population is infected with human roundworm

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peBO TIL Samurai in Japan were allowed to execute civilians who paid them disrespect.
kJkLW TIL Harris Hawks will stand on each others backs when there's limited perch space. It's called back stacking
woMK1 TIL there is a term for phobia of other people’s opinion of you. It’s called Allodoxaphobia and it can be treated through therapy
7rDKO TIL Mutton busting is an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep.
oBeBR TIL that tattoo pigments can be transported through the lymphatic system and deposited in the lymph nodes where it then stains the lymph node tissue. This effect was observed in tissue samples taken from cadavers.