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TIL Homer Simpson's idea to fill a mine with other cities' garbage dissuaded a small Canadian town with the exact same idea.

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rRWWo TIL organizers of the Woodstock festival claimed to the authorities in Bethel, NY, that less than 50,000 people would turn up, despite selling 186,000 tickets in advance. The festival ultimately drew an audience of over 400,000, and both Bethel and NY State banned such events in its wake.
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JYnjm TIL That when Alfred Hitchcock was 6, his father punished him for a minor offense by sending him to the local police station with note telling the officer on duty to put Alfred in a cell for 5 minutes without telling him for how long. Framed innocents are a main theme of his movies.