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TIL when Cypress Hill’s “Insane in the Brain” is played directly into a dead squid’s nervous system it changes colour to the beat.

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R7rJa TIL that in 2015, Prince voiced his dislike of record labels saying "Record contracts are just like — I'm gonna say the word – slavery." He concluded "I would tell any young artist ... don't sign." At the time he advocated seeing artists paid directly from streaming services, cutting out middlemen.
Ang4 TIL that famous American Sharpshooter Annie Oakley sued 55 newspapers (and won 54 out of 55) after they falsely reported she was a thief and drug addict.
epgQD TIL the Catholic Church does not believe in "doggie heaven".
J1mJl TIL that Adam Young, founder and sole member of electronic music project Owl City (of Fireflies fame), composed many of the stock ringtones found in iOS 7 and newer versions.
loK4V TIL in one 13th-century version of the King Arthur myth, Merlin is the spawn of a demon and a mortal woman and was intended by Satan to be the Antichrist, but was baptized by a priest shortly after birth which nullified Satan's plan, and now uses his demonic powers of magic and prophecy for good.