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TIL The Beatles filed preliminary legal papers against the Beastie Boys for their numerous Beatles samples on 1989's Paul's Boutique. Mike D of the group's response was "What's cooler than getting sued by the Beatles?" Over 105 tracks were sampled on the album, including 24 on the last song alone!

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rNRJw TIL Rhodesia used biologocal weapons against insurgents in the 1970s, experimenting on humans and using anthrax, cholera and ricin among others to poison food and clothes
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