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TIL that people who have ears that get raw, sore peeling skin when exposed to cold or some soaps/shampoos have "ear eczema", a common condition.

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MoQB TIL that individuals with the “strong tasters” gene variant are less likely to be smokers.
1anPd TIL 800 years before the Black Death, the same bacteria cause plague in the Byzantine Empire. At it's peak, the plague killed 5,000 per day in Constantinople.
WD8 TIL that lunch was not thought of as a meal until the 1850s or later
eOQ6 TIL Hitler had a relative called “Paddy Hitler” who ended up joining the US Navy, where, along with all recruits, he had to fill out a form listing any relatives who might be fighting for the enemy.
Y7PmW TIL that in 1947 the town of Holt, Missouri (population 471) experienced the greatest 1 hour rainfall total ever observed worldwide: 12 inches of rain fell in just 42 minutes.