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TIL that the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance was last won by a group in 2018 (Portugal. The Man, "Feel It Still"). Most of the wins have been collabs by solo artists.

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LQAm TIL in the UK, children over the age of 5 can legally drink alcohol, so long as they’re in either their house or a friend’s.
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