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The Monkees: This Classic Hit by The Byrds Was a Satire of Their Career
A very specific event inspired The Byrds to write a satire of The Monkees' career. Here's how The Monkees' Peter Tork reacted to this.
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Tom Jones Took the Virginity of This TV Star and She Needed Stitches
Tom Jones got intimate with a showgirl who would become a major celebrity in the 1980s. Here's what happened.
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Phil Spector’s 1st No. 1 Hit Was Inspired by a Gravestone
Phil Spector produced music for The Beatles and numerous other artists, however, he got his tart writing a song inspired by a gravestone.
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Did Julie Andrews Actually Like Working With Walt Disney?
Julie Andrews worked on Mary Poppins with Walt Disney. She opened up about how she felt about him.
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What Steven Spielberg Did When ‘Star Wars’ Beat ‘Jaws’ at the Box Office
Steven Spielberg's Jaws got bested at the box office by George Lucas' Star Wars. Here's how Spielberg reacted to this development.
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‘Star Trek’: How Did Leonard Nimoy Come Up With the Vulcan Salute?
The Vulcan salute is one of the most famous elements of Star Trek. Here's how Leonard Nimoy came up with the salute.
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Led Zeppelin: This Hit 1990s Rap Song Used the ‘Kashmir’ Riff
Someone sampled Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" for a popular 1990s rap song. Here's a look at that track and its chart performance.
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Aaliyah Wanted to Work With a Band in a Completely Different Genre
Aaliyah was an innovative pop star who wanted to collaborate with a band who made music in a different genre from hers.
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Johnny Depp Cried Reading the Script for This Tim Burton Film
Johnny Depp made a movie with Tim Burton and was incredibly moved by the film's script. Here's a look at the story behind the film.
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‘Saturday Night Live’: Why John Belushi Would ‘Sabotage’ Certain Skits
John Belushi was intentionally difficult to work with during his time at Saturday Night Live. here's a look at why.
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‘The Andy Griffith Show’: Was It More or Less Popular Than ‘M*A*S*H’?
The Andy Griffith Show and M*A*S*H are both part of popular franchises but only one of them can reign supreme commercially.
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Farrah Fawcett: The Poster That Helped Make Her a 1970s Sensation
Farrah Fawcett of Charlie Angels was on a very famous poster. Here's a look at the story behind that pin-up poster.
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Elizabeth Taylor Was So Drunk Making This Film She Tried to Buy the Set
Elizabeth Taylor may have been a glamorous superstar, however, the making of her films was not always so glamorous.
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‘Dynasty’: Joan Collins Reveals This Cat-Fight Was Her Favorite
Joan Collins got in many cat-fights during her time on the soap opera Dynasty. Only one of them stood out as her favorite.
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Michael Jackson Said He Wrote This No. 1 Hit ‘With School Kids in Mind’
Michael Jackson wasn't exactly a children's artist,, however, he wrote one of his most iconic 1980s hits with school kids in mind.
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Ariana Grande Was ‘Shaking’ When She Met This Major Celebrity
Ariana Grande became so starstruck by this major celebrity, she started shaking when they met. Here's a look at their interactions.
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Katy Perry: Why You Can’t See the Original ‘Dark Horse’ Video
The original version of Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" music video was scrubbed clean from the internet. Here's why.
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Fran Drescher: ‘The Nanny’ Only Aired Because of ‘The Sound of Music’
Fran Drescher revealed there's a major connection between The Nanny and The Sound of Music. Here's the sentence that changed her life.
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‘The Brady Bunch’: Why Maureen McCormick Once Traded Sex for Drugs
The Brady Bunch was a wholesome show, however, the life of one of its actors became incredibly risque. Maureen McCormick, the actor who played Marcia Brady, once had sex in exchange for cocaine. Here’s why she felt compelled to do that. The shocking personal life of Maureen McCormick The Brady Bunch isn’t a show with …
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How Michael Jackson Almost Died While Working On ‘Billie Jean’
Michael Jackson nearly died while he was writing "Billie Jean." Here's how a chance encounter with a stranger probably saved his life.
