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TIL the members of post-hardcore band Fugazi refuse to be interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine unless they agree to print an issue with no alcohol/tobacco ads due to their straight edge beliefs

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xVO7 TIL only 58 people died from snake bites in Australia between 1979 and 2000 versus 46,000 per year in India.
Gy8J TIL In 2012, a cat saved its owner’s life the night he was adopted. The owner got a diabetic seizure, the cat brought her back to consciousness, and then ran to her son’s room pounced on him until he woke up and called for medical assistance.
l7NZN TIL that the origin of the term 'the real McCoy' was applied to the rum provided by William McCoy, because he was the only one who sold unadulterated alcohol during the Prohibition in the US
6wvl TIL that the largest sea evacuation happened on 9/11. Almost 500, 000 people got evacuated by boat in less than 9 hours.
4XQGo TIL American Humane - source for "No Animals Were Harmed" disclaimers - were not contractually required to monitor movies until after the release of the 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate". The reports of animal cruelty, including a horse blown up by dynamite, prompted the Screen Actors Guild requirement.