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TIL record labels execs were concerned that the explicit content of the 1997 Meredith Brooks song "Bitch" would hamper its commercial success. They even considered censoring the song.

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voa8 TIL those scaffolds that cover sidewalks all over NYC are called “Sidewalk Sheds,” long enough to wrap around Manhattan six times and were due to a law passed in 1980 after a 17 year old girl was hit in the head by a falling brick. It created a billion dollar industry with sheds often up for years.
1por TIL The version of Anne Frank’s diary we read in school is edited. The unedited version includes complaints about her father and her thoughts on exploring her own body (NSFW)
oBakr TIL In 2017, Hai Tao Buddhists who'd bought £5,000 of live Crustacea & released them into the sea for good karma, got fined £15,000 for ‘untold damage’ to the environment by introducing non-native species. In 2012 Hai Tao had released 100kg of cobras in a mountainous area not native to the snakes.
4kelb TIL for 2 years the US had a 100 year old man as president of the senate; being 3rd in line for the presidency
9w8VB TIL that most of the elite archers use unanticipated (surprise) release of an arrow. Because it allows the arrow to depart the bow before brain can bring the impact bracing factor into play. Which is a natural reflex like putting out an arm to compensate for an impending fall or simple flinching.