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In 1996 a suburb of Provo Utah accidentally booked Rage Against The Machine and everyone lost their minds. Even though no incident came from it, the City Council enacted an outright ban on concerts.

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In the 18th century many prominent voices were concerned by an 'epidemic' affecting young people whereby they were spending too much time reading books. It was diagnosed as 'a dangerous disease' called 'reading rage, reading fever, reading mania or reading lust.'

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1. In the 18th century many prominent voices were concerned by an 'epidemic' affecting young people whereby they were spending too much time reading books. It was diagnosed as 'a dangerous disease' called 'reading rage, reading fever, reading mania or reading lust.'

2. The only book Stephen King has let go out of print is Rage, in which a kid shoots his teacher and holds his class hostage. While he doesn't think books, movies, or video games cause violence, he does think they could act as an outlet to commit violence through, and should be more responsible.

3. In 1996, a small town in Utah mistakenly booked Rage Against the Machine at a venue for tractor and monster truck shows. The locals panicked and businesses boarded up thinking the band's followers would riot and vandalize everything.

4. In 1996 small town Spanish Fork, Utah accidentally booked a Rage Against the Machine concert and citizens promptly lost their shit. "I'm concerned there might be a riot or something. It kind of scares me, that's why I'm getting out of here,"

5. In 1996 a small rural town in Utah(Spanish Fork), accidently booked Rage Against the Machine.

6. The small town of Spanish Fork, Utah accidentally booked Rage Against The Machine thinking they were a touring demolition derby

7. Over 20 years ago a super conservative town in Utah accidentally book the band Rage Against the Machine and people lost their goddamn minds

8. Comic book artist Jack Kirby, who created Hulk alongside Stan Lee, revealed that the inspiration for the Marvel rage monster came after he saw what someone could accomplish (a mother lifted up a car in order to save her child) when forced into action.

9. The Stephen King novel 'Rage' written under a pseudonym, a book that inspired at least four school shootings, and is now one of the most sought-after books out of print.