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TIL Radio AAHS was a successful ‘90s children radio network robbed by Disney. During a brief partnership in ‘96, Disney stole AAHS’ trade secrets and program model to create Radio Disney. In a later lawsuit, a jury found Disney guilty and ordered them to pay $20 million in damages.

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v1m1j TIL that early film music was heavily influenced by European romantic music of the late 1800s. The first silent film to feature fully orchestrated accompaniment was "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise" (1908) with a score by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
nWypo TIL a "lost" 1976 episode of Sesame Street that was reportedly removed from syndication for being too frightening for children resurfaced online in 2019. It starred Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz."
NXwbP TIL that I learned that "Passamaquoddy" is not just a fictional town from the movie "Pete's Dragon", but also the name Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America.
nkrB TIL a 16 year-old Brooklyn teen pretended to be a subway conductor and drove a train for over 3 hours before getting caught.
VRW4 TIL at some point in the last 80 years, the cost of a blowjob from a Chicago prostitute went from being more expensive to less expensive than vaginal sex, as the societal taboo against oral sex – which gave it scarcity value – declined. (The average price of each is currently $37.26 versus $80.05.)