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TIL that Neil Young was once banned by MTV for his hilarious takedown of major corporate brands

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78YaM TIL About "Marriage by Proxy" where couples can be married in some US states with only one of them physically present and the other represented by a stand-in. One state, Montana, a "double proxy" is possible where neither party is present at the wedding.
pZAZ TIL There were 12 dogs on the Titanic; 3 survived, mostly because they were tiny. There was supposed to be also one cat with young kittens on board the ship to control the rat population - but she was seen disembarking, retrieving one kitten at a time, in Southampton.
bw17 TIL Japan has a museum devoted entirely to rocks that look like faces. There are over 1,700 rocks on display, and they include rocks that look like E.T. and Elvis Presley.
MJoW TIL more than 300 people died in a supermarket fire because the owners shut the doors in order to prevent people from fleeing with merchandise without paying for it.
jNbwa TIL that when you fall into cold water you produce an involuntary 'gasp' response and inhalation of water due to a response called Cold Water Shock that greatly increases your chance of drowning