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TIL Autechre almost did the music for Metroid Prime

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0Lvj TIL Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is responsible for singing the falsetto line “Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin” on the Green Jelly song ‘Three Little Pigs’.
Oom9g TIL When an inmate enters San Pedro Prison they have to purchase a cell. They can purchase a cell from the prison mayor or freelance agents who typically advertises avaliable cells in restaurants and bulletin boards. Housing in the prison varies between $20 and $5,000 depending on the quality.
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