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TIL Rage Against the Machine unsuccessfully sued the State Department for using their song "Killing in the name of" in torture methods at Guantanamo Bay.

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QNgM9 TIL Compulsive gambling affects about 5 million U.S. residents.
x6y4g TIL that a new record for the tallest and fastest rollercoaster is going to change hands in October 2024. Currently the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Jackson NJ is 456 feet tall. Falcons Flight will be 640 feet tall located in Saudi Arabia.
e0Ng5 TIL In WW2 on D Day, the Germans had a devastating thermobaric weapon called Taifun B, based on kerosene & coal dust, to be delivered over the battlefield by rocket propelled canisters. They positioned it in Calais, so it didn’t get used against the landings.
9YV16 TIL of Carfentanil, a drug based off of fentanyl that is 100-200x stronger than the latter. The Canadian RCMP intercepted a shipment of 1kg coming from China in 2016, enough lethal doses to wipe out the country. (50million+ lethal doses)
gMRry TIL The key of delicious fried rice is to keep it at high heat during cooking. It will dry the texture and make it taste better. No more mushy fried rice.