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TIL filming for Rage Against The Machine’s “Sleep Now In The Fire” music video forced the New York Stock Exchange to shut its gates after band members attempted to rush the floor. “For a few minutes, Rage Against the Machine was able to shut down American capitalism,” said the music video director.

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R7D6w TIL that 11% Of Americans think HTML is an STD
W7vmN TIL Freddie Mercury was a passionate stamp collector. He amassed an impressive collection from countries all around the world, which is now preserved by the British Postal Museum.
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