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TIL that comic books were linked to juvenile delinquency and subjected to censorship

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EgOV7 TIL of the musical style Bhangramuffin. Fusing bhangra with ragga/dancehall, it was created in the 90s by UK artist Apache Indian and popularised with his global hit “Boom Shak-A-Lak”
pYeoG TIL cilantro seeds are coriander, coriander leaves and stems are cilantro, cilantro means coriander in Spanish.
wpYM TIL the Nigerian prince scam is so popular in Nigeria there was a hit song praising it.
nexRG TIL: During the kidnapping of Israeli athletes at the Olympic games in 1972, police dressed as athletes were planning to sneak attack the kidnappers. But local television crews were broadcasting them on live TV and the kidnappers were made aware of the plan.
grKa4 TIL world's first vending machine was a holy water dispenser.