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TIL that the electronic song "Scary Monsters and Nice Spirtes" by Skrillex is effective in delaying host attack, blood-feeding, and disrupting the mating process of the yellow fever mosquito.

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GAY65 TIL that the popular manga/anime One Punch Man was inspired by the even more popular children's anime An Pan Man. The characters are a play on each other with their color schemes reversed and the play on names(One Punch Man pronounced Wan Pan Man in Japanese).
Eg08P TIL that the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan was the result of the network being impressed by Brooke Shields's guest appearance on Friends as Erika, Joey's stalker.
v1ERj TIL that during the 2010 Olympic Hockey Final, Air Canada had to delay a flight because the passengers refused to board until the game was over.
nkVW TIL that in American Psycho, every single one of their perfect business cards misspells ‘acquisitions’ as 'aquisitions’
9wEm6 TIL in 2021 a man died from multiple organ failure after he used epoxy adhesive (a strong waterproof glue) to "seal off" his penis while having sex because he forgot to carry a condom.