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TIL If cockroaches survive a nuclear holocaust, they will still die in our homes from cold and starvation

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4MLR TIL that Led Zeppelin was sued by the band Spirit for stealing the famous intro to “Stairway to Heaven” from its song “Taurus”
8JAK TIL in 1943, the LAPD allowed white servicemen on break from war to beat, strip, and urinate on Latino boys aged from as young as 11 in order to let out their frustrations at the “hoodlum” culture cultivating in LA.
XGLR TIL that Free Speech Does NOT Protect Cyberharassment… Online perpetrators can be criminally prosecuted for criminal threats, cyberstalking, cyberharassment, sexual invasions of privacy and bias intimidation. They can be sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Rw61 TIL when Johnny Cash realized his record label of 30 years was not properly marketing him, he recorded an intentionally awful song called “Chicken in Black” about his brain being transplanted into a chicken, as a protest. It turned out to be a bigger success than any of his other recent material
NXrRP TIL Notre Dame Cathedral's landmark spire, being restored after the fire 4 years ago, new, 60' tall "heart of the spire", is made from centuries old oak trees.