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TIL that Finland made internet access a legal right in 2010

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R601 TIL J Dilla died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday and the release of his final album Donuts. To honor his nephew’s legacy, Dilla’s uncle Herman Hayes, opened a J Dilla inspired donut shop in Detroit in 2016. It sold out three times in its first day.
kYr1 TIL A party yacht tipped over when the passengers all moved to one side of the boat as it passed a nude beach.
4XALo TIL that Nirvanas album cover on “Nevermind” was almost rejected by the label because you could see the babies’ penis. Kurt Cobain then said the only compromise he would take is placing a sticker over the penis saying “If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile.”
YyoA TIL the Japanese anthem is so controversial for some people that a Vice Principal once killed himself instead of honoring the flag and anthem like he was required to by the Board of Education
R5vKl TIL I learned the story of Ross Capicchioni, who was shot multiple times with a shotgun by a "friend" as part of a gang initiation but survived. Joyner Lucas wrote a song based on the events sung from both perspectives.