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TIL that if you are allergic to shellfish, you’re also most likely allergic to cockroaches

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yQP5X TIL the world's largest dam is so big that NASA scientists calculated that shift of water mass stored by the dams would slow down earth's rotation and increase the length of the earth's day by 0.06 microseconds.
8YgX TIL ‘Barbie’ was based on a sexy German doll 'Bild Lilli’ that was sold to adult men in bars and tobacco shops. Mattel eventually bought the Lilli rights.
gr6vy Today I learned that eggplant is considered a berry
kAVE TIL for 10 years in the UK, there was a pro paedophile group that campaigned for the age of consent to be removed/lowered to just 4 years.
5V9x8 TIL the first known internet-based crowdfunding occurred in 1997 when fans of the British rock band Marillion raised $US60,000 via an internet campaign to fund a US tour. Inspired by its success, in 2001 the band asked fans to pre-order an album before it was recorded. Over 12,000 fans did.