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TIL the Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against a company for the unauthorized use of their song “Girls” and had the $1 Million settlement donated to a charity supporting education for Girls

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VB0MG TIL of Fordite, also known as Detroit agate or Motor City agate, is old automotive paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It is used to make jewelry.
N7JkN TIL that in the post-war Soviet Union, Russian mafioso that joined the army were referred to as "suka", or bitch, for allying with the government. The outcast suki formed their own gangs which became powerful enough to fight the original gangs. Their fighting is known as the "Bitch Wars".
0971 TIL Charles Darwin in his work “On the Origin of the Species” stated: “I see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock the religious feelings of any one.”
eJNk TIL In Kurt Cobain’s suicide note, he quoted a Neil Young song saying “It’s better to burn out than fade away”. Neil Young said that “it fucked with me” and he had actually been trying to get in touch with Cobain around when his suicide happened, in order to offer encouragement.
wLPe7 TIL Big Dog Ranch Rescue Org. saved 150+ animals on Abacos Island after Hurricane Dorian. With infrared drones, they found 1 dog pinned under an A/C unit for nearly a month. He survived by drinking from a mud puddle. 10,000 people signed up to adopt “Miracle,” he’s now recovering w/a loving family.