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TIL one of the greatest pianists Alexander Scriabin died at 43 of sepsis caused by herpes on his lips

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l78RG TIL about thick water, wich is intended to help people who have trouble swallowing — often called dysphagia stay hydrated and healthy.
gL8W TIL Stanley Kubrick was asked not to depict room #217 (featured in the book) in The Shining, because future guests at the Lodge might be afraid to stay there. So a nonexistent room, #237, was substituted in the film.
6bYJ TIL there is only one species of warm-blooded fish on Earth - the opah (Lampris guttatus)
e95E TIL that the bad spelling in email scams is intentional and there to weed out the more educated recipients.
nemMG TIL Harper Lee and Truman Capote were childhood friends who wrote together after school. To Kill a Mockingbird’s character Dill is based on Capote. Lee was an “assistant researchist” for Capote to help write his book In Cold Blood. Both of them spent two months conducting interviews for the book.