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TIL The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the U.S. military as music torture to break down the resolve of detainees. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails objected to this and stated "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging"

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M8l7 TIL Tom Waits successfully sued Frito Lay for over $2million for their commercial illegally using one of his songs which, ironically, was written as an indictment of advertising.
n9k9 TIL Google intends to scan all known existing 130 million books, totaling 4 billion digital pages and 2 trillion words and plans to have it finished by the end of the decade.
mxJVp TIL A hockey player name Ivan Tkachenko who died in a tragic plane crash in Russia was anonymously giving money to sick kids, and the last half-million ruble payment was transferred to a young cancer patient minutes before the plane take-off.
Em5w TIL of the Queen’s Champion. During the coronation banquet, the Champion would ride into Westminster Hall in full armor and await any challenger to the throne. The current Queen’s Champion is a chartered accountant.
kJVNW TIL that animals showing bravery in helping others are honored by the North Shore Animal League with the "Scarlett Award", named for a stray cat who risked her life to save her five kittens from a fire.