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TIL Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights, VR Troopers and Masked Rider were all popular kids' shows in the 1990's with high ratings, each were canceled due to Saban running out of footage from the original shows since each of these shows were based on the Japanese show, Metal Hero Tokusatsu

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mgJv TIL that the music for Iggy Pop’s classic song “Lust For Life” was written by David Bowie on a ukulele
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