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TIL we could probably kill off all the mosquitoes with minimal permanent ecological damage.

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P1aje TIL that by the time the place of origin for pepper had been located, the East India Company was chartered in 1601. By 1603, the EIC brought a million pounds of black pepper (1/4 the total demand in Europe) back to London
OkvR TIL horseshoe crabs’ blood does not contain hemoglobin. Instead, it contains hemocyanin, giving it a blue color. It also contains immune cells called amebocytes, which are used in medicine to detect bacterial endotoxins.
Z8aX4 TIL "Have you eaten?" is a common greeting across Asia
x6BD0 TIL about Roopkund also called Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake, it is widely known for the hundreds of human skeletons found at the edge of the lake. The human skeletal remains are visible at its bottom when the snow melts.
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