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TIL that "Manic Monday" by the Bangles was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Christopher"

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nWKQr TIL The band Styx has been credited with releasing the first true power ballad, the song 'Lady', in 1973. Its writer, Dennis DeYoung, is called the "father of the power ballad". This song style appealed to female audiences and became a staple of 80s radio such as Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home"
l7egG TIL Giant Goose Existed
wopRJ TIL that prolific Hollywood prosthetic makeup artist Tom Savini served as a combat photographer in Vietnam, and this later influenced his style of gory effects. Savini said: "I hated that when I watched a war movie and someone dies. Some people die with one eye open and one eye half-closed.”
GB8Q TIL That the half-shaven-long-braid Chinese hairstyle was a sign of submission to their Manchurian rulers
AD61B TIL there is no such thing as "South Detroit". "South Detroit would be Windsor, ON, Canada.