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TIL that Ray Bradbury said that Fahrenheit 451 is not about government censorship but about social censorship where the people are the culprit.

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9YMjr TIL Eric Clapton gifted Geogre Harrison a unique red Gibson Les Paul that he nicknamed “Lucy”. It was stolen in 1973, and after tracking it down, Harrison had to trade another Les Paul and a Fender Bass to get it back. Until his death in 2001, Harrison referred to the incident as a “kidnapping”
DQgVJ TIL composer Philip Glass and "This American Life" host Ira Glass are cousins
m1WaY TIL the longest last name in the world was that of a German man whose last name was 40 letters long!
aw05L TIL that in 1996 Dave Chappelle was in a spin off from Home Improvement, called "Buddies". It premiered on March 5, 1996 and was cancelled on April 3, 1996 after just five episodes.
b9X97 TIL many famous British artists, including Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones, left the UK in the early 70s to avoid an 83% tax on the top bracket of their income.