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TIL that the limousine was named for the Limousin horse from the Limousin region of France, a now-extinct breed that was merged into the modern Selle Français breed in 1958. The Limousin horse was bred as a "luxury" riding and carriage horse, being a favorite mount of French aristocrats and royalty.

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apEM TIL Prince covered Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella in 2008, and a mobile phone video of it was uploaded to Youtube. Prince quickly made Youtube remove it. After finding out about the blocking, Radiohead’s lead singer Thom Yorke said “Well, tell him to unblock it. It’s our song.”
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