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TIL the iconic Jason Voorhees "whisper sound" in the Friday the 13th films is "ki" and "ma", shortened from "kill mommy"

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D1Omr TIL In 1990, Rick James sued MC Hammer for copyright when Hammer sampled his song “Super Freak” in Hammer’s hit “Can’t Touch This” without permission. They agreed to settle out of court and Hammer credited James as a co-composer, James won his first and only Grammy from “Can’t Touch This”.
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