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TIL Agatha Christie wrote an unpublished book where she killed off Poirot because she hated him.

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69vJw TIL of "Palilalia," a condition in which some people repeat their own words to themselves, usually although not always under their breath.
P1lMg TIL the builder of the Watts Towers, Simon or Sam Rodia, is on the cover of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (top right corner, to the left of and behind Bob Dylan)
BgGXe TIL A woman named Sonora Smart Dodd came up with the idea of Father's Day after being inspired by a Mother's Day sermon and appreciating her father, who raised her and her siblings by himself. On June 19, 1910, the first annual celebration was held.
awLMo TIL, Alexander Dumas (The Three Musketeers) won his first duel, even though his pants fell down.
1aZd7 TIL there used to be a Kroger supermarket in Atlanta nicknamed "murder Kroger" due to many homicides at the location.