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TIL There are 923 words in the English language that break the “I before E” rule. Only 44 words actually follow that rule.

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xV5Q7 TIL Henry Rollins and his friend Joe Cole were held up at gunpoint. Henry escaped but Joe was murdered. Rollins later said he kept a plastic container full of soil soaked with Cole's blood. Rollins said, "I dug up all the earth where his head fell ... I say good morning to him every day"
W7p9L TIL Robocop's design was inspired by Hajime Sorayama's "Sexy Robot" series and Fritz Lang's Metropolis movie.
J1N5l TIL The soundtrack album for Guardians of the Galaxy became the first in history to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart
9Kvr TIL that 30 british officers tried to escape POW camp “Castle Colditz” (Oflag IV-C) by digging a tunnel. Because they read the compass wrong, they landed in the wine cellar of a german colonel. There they drank 137 bottles of wine, filled them with their urine and placed them back.
VBXGZ TIL that in 1961 Fender produced the Bass VI, a 6-string electric bass tuned an octave below a regular guitar. Although it was produced for 14 years, it was never popular, and was discontinued in 1975. However, it became a cult hit among bassists and guitarists and was re-released in the mid-2000s.