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TIL that despite censoring "dirty" language in songs, Kidz Bop has been criticized due to changing ONLY individual lyrics and not the overall meaning and themes of songs. A University of Colorado professor called Kidz Bop "an abomination" due to it only censoring lyrics and not the overall content.

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9wMbr TIL that Skoda test their car horns 150,000 times for the European car market. For the Indian market the horns are tested 500,000 times due to the increased use of car horns in India. One study carried out at major intersections in Indian cities found that a horn sounds every three seconds.
160oP TIL that Los Angeles has oil rigs concealed in fake buildings all over the city including one that's meant to resemble a synagogue and even has a small island chain built off it's coast for the sole purpose of drilling oil. They are the only decorated oil islands in the United States.
QGpM TIL Islam allows slavery, and Muslim societies only began to outlaw it due to Western pressure in the mid 20th century
YpbvB TIL on his deathbed, Walt Disney scrawled his final words on a piece of paper: "Kurt Russell"
g8OX TIL that having a swimming pool at home is 100 times more likely to lead to an accidental child death than having a gun at home