The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/oyiyo on 2024-10-07 21:26:16.

Original Title: TIL The movie Footloose, which is about a town where dancing is prohibited, is inspired from a real town, Elmore City, Oklahoma. The ban started before statehood, and high-schoolers petitioned in 1980 to be able to dance at prom