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TIL that by playing the Tool songs Wings for Marie, 10,000 Days, and Viginti Tres in synch with each other they become a single cohesive piece of music.

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gMvDX TIL William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody had incredibly progressive views in his time. He openly spoke out against slavery in 1853 and was stabbed twice by an angered member of the mostly pro-slavery crowd; and advocated equal rights for women, the civil rights of Natives, and conservationism.
l71MG TIL No Kum-sok, who was a member of the Korean People's Army Air, fell out of romation while flying a Mig-18 and defected by landing in the wrong direction at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea. He also received today's equivalent of $1,012,811 for defecting with an operational aircraft.
1G5X TIL Japan has as few as two gun-related homicides a year.
QJNJp TIL John Gotti had his neighbors body dissolved in a 55 gallon drum of acid for accidentally running over and killing Gottis 12 year old son.
E17Ox TIL Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller was fined a total of $15,000 for farting in the locker room. It was $500 per fart for 30 farts.