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TIL that specially destructive hurricanes have their names retired from the hurricane name list

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Ag7l TIL that “Fugu”, the Japanese delicacy made from the blowfish, is 200 times more poisonous than cyanide, chefs require a license to cut and serve Fugu, and there have been 23 reported fatalities in Japan since 2000 from eating poorly cut Fugu.
kJn1W TIL There is a spot in the retina where the nerves carrying all the information run out, or the blind spot. A King of France amused himself during boring sessions with courtiers by “cutting off their heads” by looking at one and watching another’s head disappear
d8ll8 TIL That the famous German film composer Hans Zimmer, wrote the game show theme tune for "Going for Gold"
XEOND TIL A computer programmer who was dismissed from his job wrote a computer program that deleted software critical to the company's operations and caused the loss of more than $10 million in sales and contracts.
WkxgB TIL There was a rock band called Coven who are often credited as being the first "Satanic" rock band. Their bassist's name was "Oz Osborne" and they wrote a song called "Black Sabbath" on their debut album. Their debut album predates Black Sabbath's debut album with Ozzy Osbourne by one year.