Akon's birth name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
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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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Michael Jackson used a special shoe to perform his "Smooth Criminal" lean trick.
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Jimi Hendrix played a song dedicated to MLK the night of his assassination that is described as one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever played. Nobody at the entire concert recorded it.
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Queen are the only group in which every member has composed more than one #1 single, and hence, all four members were induced into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
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In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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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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