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TIL "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein was banned by a number of libraries and schools across the United States.

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9YBvB TIL of the 2008 Universal Studios fire. The fire burned for 12 hours and destroyed many artists original master recordings including: 50 Cent, Louis Armstrong, Blink-182, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Common, the Eagles, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Martin Luther King Jr., and hundreds more
a8rj9 TIL in 1979 the director of South Korea's CIA assassinated the South Korean president
R5Zd1 TIL that the NFL team the Buffalo Bills were in fact named after Buffalo Bill, the wild west showman/cowboy/buffalo hunter. I know it was probably obvious.
Y761W TIL the number of enrolled college students in the US dropped by 14.4% from 2013 to 2023, and the decline is expected to get even worse starting in 2025 as lower birth rates lead to a big reduction in the college-age population
1aMJ7 TIL Through 1970 to 1971 TV networks cancelled some of their most popular and profitable shows including Green Acres, Lassie, Hee-Haw and The Beverly Hillbillies in what is often referred to as The Rural Purge.