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Separated at birth? Elephant Stone by The Stone Roses and Billy Bragg's Sexuality

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Today: b.1946 Gerry Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011); previously a member of Stealers Wheel ('Stuck In The Middle With You') & folk duo The Humblebums with comedian Billy Connelly. 'Baker Street' still earns £50,000 royalties per annum.

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If you watch 'Meet the Parents' on an aeroplane, you won't see the aeroplane scene—it has been cut out of the in-flight version.

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Author, lawyer (& ex-President) Barack Obama's mothers first name was Stanley.

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The ‘oh-oh-oh oh oh’ background in Heart by the Pet Shop Boys is a sample of Neil Tennant, Pavarotti and Wendy Smith from Prefab Sprout combined.

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Poorer, less-educated people tend to like country, heavy metal and rap, while wealthier, better-educated people prefer jazz, opera, and pop.

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Today: b. 1954 Cheryl Baker - Bucks Fizz, TV presenter etc Real name is Rita Maria Crudgington

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The same piano is played on 'Hey Jude', 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and David Bowie's 'Life On Mars'

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'The Marshall Mathers LP' by Eminem had the highest first week sales in the US by a solo artist. (1,760,049 copies)

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E.T.’s voice was provided by Pat Welsh and Debra Winger.

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Music can repair brain damage and return lost memories.

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In 'The Wizard of Oz' Toto reportedly earned $125 per week of filming—but each Munchkin actor just $50.

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Sylvester Stallone was so poor, he had to sell his dog for $50. A week later, he sold the script for Rocky and bought him back for $3,000

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Today: b 1964 Robson Golightly Green; English actor, angler, singer, songwriter, and presenter. Fusilier Dave Tucker in Soldier Soldier. Recorded UK's 2nd biggest-selling single of 90's 'Unchained Melody' (with Jerome Flynn)

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Titanic was the first movie to win a Best Picture Oscar that was written, edited, produced & directed by the same person.

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Separated at birth? Jimmy Tarbuck's 'Stewball' & John & Yoko & the Plastic Ono Band 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'.

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Today 1915:b.Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano opera singer & recitalist). In a 1958 Desert Island Discs she chose 7 of her own recordings

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The phrase “I have a bad feeling about this” was spoken in every Star Wars movie.

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Today b. 1963 TV pundit & ex MUFC goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel MBE. His middle name is Bolesław.

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Today: Lorde (b 1996) Was 16 years and 11 months old when "Royals" became US #1. She's the youngest solo artist to write & perform a #1 hit