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TIL about the noise marines in Warhammer 40K. Chaos Marines with guitars

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WkGd TIL that because of noise ordinance laws in Europe, club owners have created “ silent discos ” where club goers listen to music through headphones.
eMGg TIL in China you can pay someone to take your place during court trials and in jail, this is known as “Ding zui” and the Chinese govt censors information about it online
b61v4 TIL that Walt Disney, in 1947, gave permission to the University of Oregon to use Donald Duck's likeness as their mascot.
0wXyy TIL that Frank Sinatra tried to commit suicide 3 times while dating Ava Gardner. Once resulting in her struggling to remove a gun from his head. A bullet was fired but missed the both of them.
aEWb TIL when the incident at Chernobyl took place, three men sacrificed themselves by diving into the contaminated waters and draining the valve from the reactor which contained radioactive materials. Had the valve not been drained, it would have most likely spread across most parts of Europe.