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TIL Nobuo Uematsu, the original composer of the Final Fantasy series, was voted into the top 20 of the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Higher than at least 1 Beethoven work.

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GYmk1 TIL that Rasputin, (the legendary Russian mystic that slept with half of Russia) had his penis preserved after he was killed.
0WPA TIL Chipotle Mexican Grill will never play Radiohead songs in their restaurants, claiming that the band’s “texture of sound” doesn’t fit the interior design of their restaurants.
E1PDW TIL Zombies, as we know them were inspired by Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. George A. Romero's seminal film Night of the Living Dead, was partly inspired by Matheson's novel.
J1jZQ TIL: Vasily was a serial killer who would target clients looking to buy one of his horses. He would get them drunk with vodka and then kill them. His wife discovered his murders years after and reacted calmly and then began to aid him. He killed 33 customers before he was caught.
7ZaM TIL that a USAF fighter pilot used his service pistol to shoot holes in his own fuel tank and drain fuel before landing safely. (Korea, 1958).