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TIL That Captain Underpants has twice topped the list of banned books in America

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GY81j TIL until the 1970s, lookism in the United States was sometimes codified into law. In many jurisdictions, so-called "ugly laws" barred people from appearing in public if they had diseases or disfigurements that were considered unsightly
W0RB TIL that former Australian rules footballer Garry Hocking legally changed his name to “Whiskas” so that commentators would have to say the name of the product every time during a game, being the first of its kind in marketing.
X0O46 TIL: Suicides among Youth Drop During Summer and December Break When Schools are Closed.
vK8j TIL Steve Jobs tried to donate a computer for EVERY school in America, when the government did not collaborate he did it to the 10,000 schools in California
Ga0G TIL that up until the 70s and 80s every competitor in the Olympics had to be an amateur, meaning they could not receive payment. Today, the only Olympic sports with no professional athletes are boxing and wrestling