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TIL that the 1968 Flu pandemic killed over 1 million people

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wLQXE TIL that in 2015, a radio DJ in Austria barricaded himself into his studio and played Wham's 'Last Christmas' 24 times in a row. He did it as a protest for lack of holiday spirit, and only stopped after his 4-year-old daughter called in to complain.
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