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TIL In 1997 a number of people from Kentucky developed CJD (aka human mad cow disease). It was discovered that all had consumed squirrel brains.

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J1bKk TIL the Dutch adopted gibbing (removing herring organs except pyloric caecae) from Scania, letting the fish pickle at sea in brine. They stayed longer after herring shoals, returning with pre-salted catches that fueled centuries of trade dominance—an iconic dish with global roots!
Q4PE TIL: The HERC2 gene mutation found in people with blue eyes, is presumed to have only happened once. Suggesting all blue-eyed humans share a single common ancestor from which the mutation originated.
wo7o6 TIL about Salish Wool Dogs, bred for their thick fur to be used in textiles
69ELX TIL After being left out of a 1954 reboot of their character, Captain America, comic artist Jack Kirby and writer Joe Simon created a near identical superhero, "Fighting American," to battle communists.
7kAx TIL the assassin bug wears its victims’ corpses as armor