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TIL the BBC now owns the rights to the iconic police box

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7r74x TIL: Bookworms are real insects that eat book pages
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KOvbR Today I learned there is 8D music, that makes you think you're at a live concert when you listen to it with any headphones. Here's an epic example from the legend Hans Zimmer.
NnGM TIL that the fat part of a worm is called a clitellum. “The clitellum produces a ring-like band after a worm mates. The ring moves forward, collecting eggs, and slips over the worm’s head. As it slides off, the ends seal and form a cocoon. Baby worms hatch from this cocoon.”
d8r4d TIL 17-year-old Kenny Loggins wasn't going to be able to record his song "House at Pooh Corner" because Disney was enforcing their copyright to Winnie the Pooh. Upset, he mentioned this to his girlfriend, only to find out her dad was the president of Disney– he soon got permission.