UtterlyInteresting

We dig through the past so you don’t have to.
Expect weird, wonderful, and utterly interesting stories. (Born at 336 ppm)

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@rustyrockets

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@ATRightMovies

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In 1964 The Rolling Stones did the jingle for a Rice Krispies TV ad. The song was written by Brian Jones in collaboration with J. Walter Thompson, it was never aired in the U.S

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@therosebudpod @GylesB1 (Not so) fun fact. Wyman's son became Bill's step father when the son married Bill's wife's mother. https://t.co/kYtxEqZFDZ

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe showing how it's done - "Up Above My Head" France, 1965

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@AlienPirate1 @mikeartetafail @TRobinsonNewEra *Sigh* Socrates didn’t say this, it doesn’t appear anywhere in the surviving ancient writings of Plato or Xenophon. It first appeared in 2008.

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Classic clip from Australian news show, where the reporter confronts a man selling his home. But the ad ends with the words "NO ASIANS".

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@NJ_Timothy “The problem with human rights laws” is something you actually meant to type?

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@silverlineracin @gingerrtom Is the video incorrect?

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Would you take this bet?

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@Acyn He has an entirely normal Wiki page...

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@NME @lilyallen @NewsOrFallSong

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Confusing perspective of the day...

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Liberace giving a guided tour of his Hollywood Hills home in 1972.

I would be thoroughly disappointed if Liberace’s house didn’t look like this.

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Tom Jones & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Long Time Gone (This is Tom Jones TV Show,1969)

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LL Cool J, MC Hammer, Michael McDonald, Duff McKagan, Alannah Myles, New Voices of Freedom, Randy Newman, Tom Petty, Iggy Pop, Q-Tip, Bonnie Raitt, Run, Dave Stewart, Teena Marie, Little Steven Van Zandt, Don Was, Wendy & Lisa, Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa and Moon Unit Zappa

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During the 1991 Gulf War, Sean Ono Lennon, Yoko Ono, and Lenny Kravitz assembled a collective of artists called The Peace Choir to record a new, anti-war version of John Lennon's 1969 anthem 'Give Peace a Chance'

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Accompanying musicians included Amina, Adam Ant, Sebastian Bach, Bros, Felix Cavaliere, Terence Trent D'Arby, Flea, John Frusciante, Peter Gabriel, Kadeem Hardison, Ofra Haza, Joe Higgs, Bruce Hornsby, Lee Jaffe, Al Jarreau, Jazzie B, Davey Johnstone, Cyndi Lauper, Little Richard

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Tom Jones & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Long Time Gone (This is Tom Jones TV Show,1969)

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Jimi Hendrix signed his first contract with Ed Chalpin of PPX October 15, 1965. Hendrix signed it while working as a sideman for Curtis Knight & The Squires in New York. The contract gave him a $1 signing bonus and 1% of all royalties.