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TIL Rage Against The Machine was told to censor the lyrics of Killing In The Name when performing live for BBC. They started out censored before launching into the full lyrics, which are “F*ck you, I won’t do what you tell me!”

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R5Mj1 TIL The King Ranch trim for Ford trucks and SUVs is named after a famous Texas rancher, Richard King, and the wavy icon on these trucks is thought to represent either diamondback rattlesnakes, longhorn bull horns, or the Santa Gertrudis Creek
QaN6 TIL a ship’s cook was found alive in an air pocket inside a wreck, 100ft under the sea, 60 hours after it sank [bonus headcam video from very surprised diver in comments]
YpemP TIL Chris Columbus once successfully intimidated Jamaican locals by correctly predicting a total lunar eclipse. He said that if they stopped providing for him and his crew, God would get angry and make the moon disappear. When the eclipse actually occurred, they begged for God's forgiveness.
0w8Vv TIL that in 1963 a man from eastern Germany stole a tank and drove it into the Berlin wall, fleeing to the western side of the country
5VXbk TIL that If using a major credit card to rent a car you don't need insurance. If you decline it most major credit cards cover you up to $50,000 for a loss of a vehicle and cover loss of use costs charged by the rental company during repairs.