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TIL in 1963 the FBI investigated five teenagers from Portland who called their band "The Kingsman" and had recorded "Louie Louie" because J. Edgar Hoover believed the song was salacious and was corrupting the nation's youth.

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J5Y4 TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.
VLY8 TIL that the Nazis planned to turn Moscow and maybe Warzaw into artificial lakes
grnL9 TIL Helium-3 found in crystals on the moon could provide energy to the earth
BYZy TIL that in 1964 there was a poll asking white New Yorkers about civil rights: about 50% said nonviolent demonstrations were harmful to the cause. A large number spoke of black people getting “everything on a silver platter” and there being “reverse discrimination” against whites.
woJJJ TIL of the Glenbrook North High School hazing incident. 20 juniors were covered with feces, urine, paint and animal guts and shot with paintball guns.