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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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8aZGL TIL: In 1989 Bangladesh, a single tornado killed approx. 1,300 people with 12,000 injured. The Daulatpur Saturia tornado was the deadliest tornado in history.
ANRvx TIL as a cost-saving measure not all new cars come with spares
5Vrkk TIL in the song 76 Trombones from The Music Man, the significance of the number of instruments is the number of identical instruments it takes to double the decibel output of one.
r7wx TIL in 1991 mutinous units of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attempted to launch missile attacks against coalition forces in Saudi Arabia to trigger an armed conflict between Iran and the United States. Regular Iranian army forces rushed to the missile battery to prevent the missiles’ firing.
6EvPJ TIL Americans are now tipping more money, and for more services, than ever before. It’s a phenomenon called “Tip Creep” where social pressure encourages tipping for counter-service interactions where a tip was previously never given.