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Today I Learned …

Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults

Mar 2, 2026Society & Culture

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote their first single “Surfin'” for a high school music class. He got an F on the assignment. In 2018, the school retroactively changed his grade to an A.

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Today I Learned … is an episode from Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote their first single “Surfin'” for a high school music class. He got an F on the assignment. In 2018, the sc...

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Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote their first single “Surfin'” for a high school music class. He got an F on the assignment. In 2018, the school retroactively changed his grade to an A.

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Published Mar 2, 2026