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In 1965, it was a myth that Rock 'n Roll was a fad for teenagers

May 26, 2015

You heard right. In 1965 it was a truism that Rock 'n Roll belonged in the realm of the young. Time magazine despells the myth: "The stereotype of the old fogey who hates all that noise turned out not to be true. Even the too-cool-for-pop-music college kids who flocked to...

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Did you know? Chewing gum gets rid of that song stuck in your head

May 18, 2015

Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain mentioned the phenomenon. An earworm as it is called, can be removed by chewing gum . Did they have chewing gum in the 19th century? You bet. Recently archaeologist found three wads of 9000-year-old chewed birch resin on the Swedish island of Orust.