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TIL the 1954 novel "Lord Of The Flies" by William Golding is Stephen King's favorite book

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XEKEE TIL about the disparity between male and female Blanket Octopus. A female can grow up to 2 metres in height, whereas a male can only grow around 2.4 centimetres.
VAP8 TIL In the fifth season of South Park, they were going to kill off the character of Kyle in the episode “Kenny Dies”. They thought the characters Stan and Kyle were too similar, and wanted to “genuinely shock the fans.”
oBleA TIL there's a name for those moments you smell something really bad but nothing bad is around and the only explanation is that it's coming form the inside of your nose and it's called Phantosmia.
8DLP TIL REM’s 1994 song What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? slows down towards the end because bassist Mike Mills had an appendicitis attack and had to be rushed to hospital and the band couldn’t re-do it
6E0AX TIL of Hertha Oberheuser a Nazi physician described as a "devil" by survivors, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison but got out on good behavior after only 5 years and later worked as a pediatrician in Germany until her licensed was revoked due to pressure from the Press