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TIL Stephen Hillenburg was inspired to create 'SpongeBob SquarePants' while listening to Ween's album 'The Mollusk' while tripping on acid in 1997.

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KGwB TIL There is a study where pictures were put on shelves in hospitals and they could only be seen from the ceiling to find out if people with out-of-body experiences really was out of their bodies. If so they could tell afterward what was on the pictures.
EgGDp TIL isoamyl acetate is released by a honey bee's stinger where it serves as a pheromone beacon to attract other bees and provoke them to sting. It's also used as banana flavoring.
4krma TIL Conan O'Brien's first musical guest on his show was Radiohead playing "Creep".
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vP65R TIL that in 1950’s Britain, it was noted that the middle class used overly complex language in an attempt to be more posh. However, the actual upper class themselves preferred the more straightforward language of the working class such as scent instead of perfume.