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TIL Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall” was banned on this day in 1980 from South Africa because it had “become the anthem of a national strike of more than 10,000 "coloured” (mixed) students and their white supporters.“

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X0O7j TIL a coal power plant gives off at least ten times more radiation than a nuclear power plant due to the elements in the ash.
mx4Ky TIL the three men who volunteered to turn of the valve at Chernobyl, did not die shortly after, and two are still alive today.
QkxE TIL an old Persian curse: Guz bi rishit, “May a fart be on your beard.”
KOxOG TIL that a tie traces roots to the traditional Croat military kit (1630's) which was distinctively knotted at the Croats' necks. The word "cravat" derives from the French "cravate," a French pronunciation of "Croat"
E1ZJ7 TIL: Drowning IRL looks nothing like in the movies, and in fact many parents actually watch their children drown, having no idea that it's happening.