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TIL that the membership of the band Napalm Death has completely changed over not just once, but twice

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RJ8 TIL that in humans, the nasal cycle means that during the course of a day, the nostrils will switch over approximately every four hours or so.
nQ1B TIL that Walt Disney created multiple fake companies (like M.T. Lott Real Estate) to buy Florida land in the 1960s. This let him acquire what is now Disney World while avoiding suspicion and keeping prices low. The stores on Main Street shop windows are the names of those original companies.
OGxA6 TIL that in 1900, a physician named Jesse William Lazear wanted to prove that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. He allowed an infected mosquito to bite him, and he became infected with yellow fever, proving the hypothesis correct. He died 17 days later.
loBjN TIL the living author that has the most film adaptions is Stephen King with 34 theatrically released films based on his works
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