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Apr 24, 2020

TIL that much of '80s punk and punk-inspired fashion - fishnets, lipstick, wild hair, androgyny - can be traced directly to the influence of 1975's Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Mar 09, 2020

TIL that Elvis, two months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, recorded a live tribute song featuring direct quotes of MLK called "If I Can Dream" and overruled his manager to perform it as the finale to his comeback special over "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

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Jan 13, 2020

TIL that Geddy Lee's parents were Holocaust survivors and met in a concentration camp.

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Jan 06, 2020

TIL that Tony Iommi, of Black Sabbath, accidentally cut off the tips of two fingers on his right hand on his last day of work in a sheet metal factory. He was depressed, until his factory manager told him about Django Reinhardt- a guitarist who had also lost some fingers. It inspired him to play.

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Nov 19, 2019

TIL The classic scene in Wayne's World where Garth dances to Jimi Hendrix - 'Foxy Lady' in the diner was improvised. Director: Myers & Carvey were always trying to one-up each other. The dance was not in the script. Just a zoom on Garth's face was planned, but Carvey says, “How about if I do this?”

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Jun 20, 2019

TIL An Ancient Greek philosopher was exiled for claiming the moon was a rock, not a god.

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