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TIL Google will fight to keep sites like The Pirate Bay available in the USA.

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g0dD TIL that, in July 2005, the British radio station Planet Rock invited their listeners to select a singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer to create the “ideal supergroup”. The members of Led Zeppelin won in each category.