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TIL while Billy Idol was recovering after a motorcycle accident that stopped him from appearing in Terminator 2, an interviewer commented that his muscle stimulator made him a "Cyberpunk". This led to Idol's album of the same name, supported with a pioneering Internet promo campaign.

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