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TIL In 1969, John Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen “as a protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against ‘Cold Turkey’ slipping down the charts”.

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nexo TIL the real boss of the DiMeo/Soprano Crime Family from The Sopranos was Ericole DiMeo, who is incarcerated for the duration of the series, never appears on-screen, and is only mentioned in five episodes. Jackie Aprile, Junior, and Tony were only acting bosses.
DXvD TIL Taylor Swift accidentally released an 8 second track of white noise onto iTunes. It reached the top of the Canadian charts almost instantly.
J9Av TIL a prison in Oregon had its windows sandblasted after residents complained that prisoners had better ocean views than the tax paying citizens.
WkDbA TIL learned that the treadmill was designed as a torture device for prisoners.
JbNQ TIL some cattle producers in the US have started feeding foods such as cookies, gummy worms, marshmallows, fruit loops, orange peels, and dried cranberries to their animals in response to high corn costs. These sugary foods are intended to replace the starchy sugar content of corn.