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TIL that a 90s Canadian action series, “Tropical Heat”, became a suprise hit in Serbia. The main character (Rob Stewart’s “Nick Slaughter”) became a hero and symbol of the 1996 opposition against Slobodan Milošević, and no one from the show was aware of the cult status it reached there until 2008.
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TIL during his campaign against Don Young, Congressman Nick Begich disappeared in a plane crash 22 days before the general election. Begich managed to win the general election with 56% to Young’s 43% but was declared dead on December 29. Young won the Special Election that was held the next year.
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TIL In the ’70s UK singer Nick Lowe desperately wanted out of his record contract and so recorded an intentionally awful and ridiculous song called ‘Bay City Rollers We Love You’. It was a massive hit with Roller fans who didn’t realize it was a spoof song and Lowe had to continue in his contract
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