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In the late 60s, The Zombies already had disbanded by the time their music became popular in the US, so a company hired a couple fake bands to travel the country pretending to be The Zombies. One of those bands eventually became ZZ Top
During the 1970s and 80s, gay men would find each other at bars & events by saying they were "friends of Dorothy", in reference to the Wizard of Oz. The US military found out about the code phrase, but mistakenly thought Dorothy was a real person & spent years trying to find her.
The last guillotining in France occurred the year Star Wars first premiered.
Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkeys on an American tour.
and many more: https://twitter.com/rudepundit/status/1505732626363170816
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Lots of folks don't know that
Lots of folks don't know that Yoda from "Star Wars" had a last name. It's Layheehoo.
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After many years of research
After many years of research I have discovered the invention of an adjustable Hex/ Allen wrench is impossible.
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^Although many will fail to
^Although many will fail to successfully negotiate the difference between Standard and Metric
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At least they aren't saying,
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Phil Lesh is a dashing 82
Phil Lesh is a dashing 82 years young
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You can determine the
You can determine the temperature from cricket chirps;
Dolbears Law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolbear%27s_law
(though I think Svante Arrhenius might have come up with it during the same time)
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George Harrison is not
George Harrison is not perfect.
George Harrison Rejected Crosby, Stills & Nash's Audition for Apple Records
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/george-harrison-rejected-crosby...
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Zappa gave Alice Cooper his
Zappa gave Alice Cooper his first big break
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/frank-zappa-alice-cooper-relationship/
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In the 1920s, cars
In the 1920s, cars slaughtered so many pedestrians that the public was furious. Car owners were regarded as sociopaths. Car sales dipped in 1924. So the auto industry fought back with a clever ploy: "Jaywalking" If you got hit, it was *your* fault:
https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-invention-of-jaywalking-afd48f994c05
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Reno is farther west than Los
Reno is further west than Los Angeles.
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I didn't know that, Mike.
I didn't know that, Mike.
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It's strange,, but true, Jaz.
It's strange but true, Jaz. Picture the curving coast of California.
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Russia's economy used to be
Russia's economy used to be the size of California. It's probably even smaller now
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We promised we'd protect
We promised we'd protect Ukraine from Russia when they gave up their nukes.
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Jeff Chimenti and Brent
Jeff Chimenti and Brent Mydland have the same birthday (Oct 21)....as do Weir & Mayer (Oct 16)
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my girly is coming to stay
my girly is coming to stay over for the next couple nights!
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btw, Barry: there is no fun
btw, Barry: there is no fun to your fact
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Facetious is the only word
Facetious is the only word that contains all the vowels in the order they appear in the alphabet.
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France is tight.
France is tight.
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Mike-. Reno is farther west
Mike-. Reno is farther west than Los Angeles. In many ways Los Angeles is further west than Reno.
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Most Korean people don't have
Most Korean people don't have armpit odor
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My x wife was Korean, you're
My x wife was Korean, you're right.
She smelled like Kimchi.
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So is that better than BO?
So is that better than BO?
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depends on your kink
depends on your kink