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TIL in 2003, Metallica music and popular American children’s songs (e.g., the theme songs to Sesame Street and Barney) were used by U.S. interrogators to break the will of their captives in Iraq. Amnesty International claimed this may constitute torture and be in violation of the Geneva Convention.

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QQd9 TIL up to 100,000 people in Hong Kong live in “Cage Homes” - a 6ft x 2ft metal cage covering a bed
yVW1a TIL that O.J. Simpson, few months before the murders, received "a fair amount of" military training – including the use of a knife – for a TV show, and holds a knife to the throat of a woman.
wo54P TIL sloths can hold their breath for 40 minutes, which is longer than many marine mammals including dolphins
Lky4Z TIL In Japanese Folklore, Ijuu is a strange beast that lives in the forests. If you are hiking and run into Ijuu, don't be scared. Just offer to split your lunch with it and the beast will most likely repay you by carrying your heavy backpack.
Lll9 TIL That the first spacesuits for the Apollo missions were designed by the bra-maker Playtex, not a military contractor. Their designs were so much better than anyone else’s that they had to be taken seriously.