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TIL the comedy folk band 'The Lancashire Hotpots' were ordered to take "Olympics" out of the title of their song "The Beer Olympics" due to copyright claims by the IOC. They then retitled the song "The Beer International Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Sporting Quad Yearly Event"

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