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We all know of the subs like "You Should Know," but what something you SHOULDN'T know? (lemmy.world)

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[–] wicked@programming.dev 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just learned that people who are allergic to shrimp are also allergic to cockroaches.

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[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago

also cicada. i learned this after a local pizza place made the news for having a pizza topped with them during the last brood x emergence.

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[–] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 5 points 1 week ago

Fun way to discover there are cockroach remnants in an unrelated food

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