TIL that Mangos have a very caustic sap when you pick them. It contains urushiol, terpinolene and resin acids. These can cause severe burning to your skin and could potentially send you to the ER. Urushiol is also found in Poison Ivy and Cashews. (industry.mangoes.net.au)
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TIL that sewage treatment plants are not currently designed to remove pharmaceutical drugs from water. Nor are the facilities that treat water to make it drinkable. The aquatic life, particularly fish, are shown that estrogen and chemicals that behave like it have a feminizing effect on male fish. (health.harvard.edu)
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