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TIL That the first documented 'hysteria' reaction to a music performance, wasn't with Elvis, who is most often remembered as the initiator, but was Frank Sinatra in 1944 when 30000 fans took over Times Square NY in what became known as 'The Columbus Day Riot'.

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vWNx TIL Optimus Prime has died more than 25 times in the last 30 years across comics, cartoons, movies, and video-games. It has become a running joke among Transformer fans.
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