Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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Rihanna's legs are insured for $1 million. She states they are her main focus when exercising.
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Keith Richards heard the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in a dream. He woke up, played the riff on a tape recorder and mumbled "I can't get no satisfaction" and went back to sleep.
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Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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