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TIL that the entire staff of Australian radio station Triple J went on strike to protest the censoring of the N.W.A song ‘Fuck tha Police". As one final protest before they left they put N.W.A’s 'Express Yourself’ on repeat. It played for 24 hours straight.

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9YnWm TIL that the Finnish Air Force still used the swastika as its emblem ever since it was founded back in 1918 long before it became known as a Nazi symbol and has now dropped it this year
9YvyD TIL in 1974 the girlfriend of Ted Bundy called Seattle police to tell them he matched the description of the suspect in several murder cases. She hung up after being told, “You need to come in and fill in a report. We’re too busy to talk to girlfriends over the phone." He would kill many more women.
9wrrM TIL that in 2007 it was announced that U2 were involved in a project to build the U2 Tower, an apartment building in Dublin which also housed their recording studio. It would have been the tallest building in Ireland if completed but it was cancelled due to the 2008 economic downturn in the country.
4Xgra TIL that Walt Disney's original idea for EPCOT was an entire city of people living in Disney World. Everyone was required to work, and since EPCOT would own their land or home, nobody would have any municipal voting rights.
0dmey TIL Tiny crystals within the ear's jelly-like membrane help maintain balance. If the ear is damaged, these crystals can shift to another part of the ear, causing dizziness and imbalance.