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TIL that author Harlan Ellison wrote and finished his story ‘I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ in a single night and did not make any changes from the first draft

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DdOr TIL an Area 51 researcher claims that the “aliens” that allegedly crash-landed there were WWII POW’s who were being experimented on to study the risks of space exploration on the human body and that the images of aliens are, therefore, derived from that of humans whose bodies were destroyed.
ZL5v TIL that in July of 2015, Mitchelle Blair received a life sentence without possibility for parole after torturing and murdering two of her four children, ages 9 and 13, based on claims from her youngest child that the two had molested him. She then stored their bodies in her home freezer.
XE7Ek TIL that 'Big Ben' is not the name of the actual tower, called the 'Elizabeth Tower', but the name of the 16 ton bell inside.
a8ElA TIL: That a Chinese high court deemed the 996 work culture, where people were expected to work from 9AM to 9PM, 6 days a week, illegal
VMMGZ TIL African wild dogs actually have a hunting success rate of 15.5%, not 85% like previously assumed.