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epyWJ TIL that Sesame Street was fiercely rejected by the BBC in 1971 because it had “authoritarian aims”. Monica Sims, the network head of childrens programming at the time stated “This sounds like indoctrination, and a dangerous extension of the use of television.”
OG4Z7 TIL The Laki eruption in 1783 caused the death of 20% of Iceland's inhabitants, 50% of its livestock, and disrupted weather in Europe and North America for months afterward
vPeo7 TIL that the closing song, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", from the movie Dirty Dancing, has been listed as the "third most popular song played at funerals" in the UK