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TIL that human bites contain so many germs that they’re actually septic.

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yVNpw TIL that the famous James Bond theme (first heard 1962) was source of a long running dispute between John Barry and Monty Norman. Norman had originally written a song for a musical adaptation of V. S. Naipaul's novel "A House for Mr Biswas" which was the inspiration. (link of the song in comments)
XENZP TIL that in Japan some people celebrate 'mundane Halloween' where they only dress up as people doing everyday, normal things.
rRQa1 TIL that the Royal Navy made a daily issue of rum to its sailors until 31 Jul 1970. The issue was a tot, "only" 1/8 of a pint of rum, daily and it was mixed with water to make "grog" to make it palatable. Tots are still issued on special occasions, such as the Queen's Jubilees and Royal births.
E1e8V TIL That the Assassin's Brotherhood was based on a real life group, the Hassassin, who existed during the Crusades, and used covert executions and strikes to eliminate high profile targets.
ZKR TIL A North Korean agent hijacked a plane and landed in North Korea. North Korea hasn’t returned 11 of the members of that flight.