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TIL: Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a coin-operated typewriter he found in the basement of UCLA's Powell Library:

“So, exhilarated, I got a bag of dimes and settled into the room, and in nine days I spent $9.80 and wrote my story; in other words, it was a dime novel,” Bradbury said.

"..43 years ago
"Nazi Punks Fuck Off" is the fifth single from the Dead Kennedys, recorded in June 1981 and later released on the In God We Trust, Inc. EP.."

"..."It appears to be a payoff": Expert says Kushner's Saudi cash an "egregious" national security worry
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden is investigating Saudi support for Jared Kushner's private equity firm..."

"..."A robust body of scientific evidence has now shown that straighteners and other hair products marketed to Black girls and women have been linked to endocrine-disrupting substances associated with the early onset of menstruation and many of the reproductive-health issues that follow, from uterine fibroids, preterm birth and infertility to breast, ovarian and uterine cancer. Many of these hormone-health-related problems are more common in Black women…”