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TIL that in 1997, two artists held an opinion poll to determine what types of music the public loved or hated the most. They then released a 22-minute song designed to be as hated as possible, featuring bagpipes, opera singing, tubas, Walmart product placement, and a rap about Ludwig Wittgenstein.

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