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TIL Neil Young said “Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around”

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RbG9 TIL in The Fellowship of the Ring, Vigo Mortensen really deflected an oncoming dagger thrown a little too accurately
L8Mr TIL Nicolas Cage turned down a lead role in the Lord of the Rings franchise.
kOWDe TIL that after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, Duke Wellington - who did not usually show his emotions in public - broke down in tears due to the horrific loss of the battle, and was unwilling to be congratulated for his victory.
a8LA TIL that during the filming of The Shawshank Redemption, the American Humane Association monitored all of the scenes involving Brooks’ crow; during the scene when Brooks fed it a maggot, the AHA objected that it was cruel to use a live maggot and required that they use one that was already dead.
4NEX TIL that Ian Stevenson, psychiatrist and re-incarnation researcher, left a combination lock in a filing cabinet in the 1960s, with the hope of passing on the code after his death (in February, 2007). As of February, 2007, it remains unopened.