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TIL A year after Rise Against released the song “Architects”, the British band Architects released a bonus track titled “Rise Against”.

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JYA7v TIL 75%- 80% of Japan is made up of mountains, forcing 93% of the population to live in the cities and thus the high population density in its cities.
dw7j TIL that during the Civil War, JP Morgan founder bought five thousand rifles for $3.50 each from an army arsenal, and sold them to a general in the field for $22 each
Vgg0 TIL that the salvation army uses donations to fund anti-gay lobbying and prioritises this over helping people.
xVvno TIL that in WWII, President George H. W. Bush was shot down along with nine other US Airmen over Chichi Jima, an island held by the Japanese. He was the only one that was not caught, tortured, and murdered. Four of the others were eaten.
GY47j TIL Till Lindemann, lead singer of Rammstein, wanted a light put in his mouth for visual effects. His bandmate suggested he use a flesh colored wire and run it into his mouth from the outside. Lindemann refused, opting to have a surgical incision in his left cheek to directly feed it into his mouth