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TIL an entomologist in Colorado wrote a love song about the Cicada mating season to help people understand why they’re so loud.

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X06mr TIL that Amanda Knox, while imprisoned, was falsely told she had HIV. This led her to list her sexual partners, which then leaked to the media. This incident is seen as a strategy by authorities to probe her personal life for a possible accomplice in the Meredith Kercher murder case.
LQ6XZ TIL following the success of the National Lampoon's Animal House, Mad magazine lent its name to the comedy film, Up the Academy but it was such a commercial and critical failure that Mad arranged for all references to the magazine to be removed from future TV and video releases of the film.
pMZO TIL the first known illegal act on the internet was committed in 1973 by one of the first ARPANET engineers. He sent a request for return of his electric razor following a conference in England. At that time, personal use of the internet was unlawful.
gJL4 TIL that Stephen King was recognised by an Old Lady in a store who criticised him for writing scary stories. Saying She preferred uplifting stories like The Shawshank Redemption. Completely unaware it was based on his short story.
YpLYx TIL After uniting Mongol tribes under one banner, Genghis Khan actually did not want any more war. To open up trade, Genghis Khan sent emissaries to Muhammad II of Khwarezm, but Khwarezm Empire killed the Mongolian party. Furious Genghis Khan demolished Khwarezmian Empire in two years.