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[Serious] The radio at work played “In the End”. I am losing my mind. (from r/OKBuddyHalfLife)

by CopyPastaArchive September 5, 2022, 11:12 pm

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TIL: Lady Gaga chose her stage name from Queen’s song “Radio Ga Ga”

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 9:55 pm

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TIL Legenday blues musician B.B. King was actually born Reilly King and used his given name professionally early in his career. While working at a radio station he used the name “Beale Street Blues Boy,” which morphed into just “Blues Boy,” and eventually just “BB.”

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 2:31 am

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TIL that the first touch screen in a car was in a 1986 Buick Riviera. The display offered automatic climate control, AM/FM radio with optional graphic equalizer, trip calculations, gauges and even the vehicles diagnostic info. This included status on the powertrain, brake wear and electrical system.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 2:03 pm

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TIL the ISS has an amateur radio station aboard that is used by astronauts to make contact with schools while in orbit. Occasionally, during their downtime, they also “call out” to any amateur radio operators on Earth.

by whatilearned August 18, 2022, 2:16 am

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TIL about South Africa’s Meerkat Radio Telescope Observatory and their impressive efforts to capture the heart of the Milky Way galaxy using radio waves.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 11:43 am

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[Serious] The radio at my work played “In the End”. I am losing my mind.

by CopyPastaArchive August 14, 2022, 7:20 pm

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TIL about 19, an electro dance pop anti-war song about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was a number one hit in many countries in the mid-1980s. However in the US, it was only a moderate hit due to radio stations refusing to air the song.

by whatilearned July 31, 2022, 5:29 am

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Was listening to this radio host about how guys should express their feminine side a bit more..

by cringeyjokesman July 29, 2022, 5:16 pm

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TIL about “Bomb” a Canadian Sherman M4A2 tank that landed on Juno Beach on D Day and fought across Europe every day until the the words “Unload, clear guns, the war is over” came over the radio, indicating the end of the war. 4000km travelled, never missed a day of combat.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 2:56 am

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Video killed the radio star. What did the internet kill?

by QuestionGuy July 26, 2022, 2:39 am

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What band’s popular radio song is actually their best song?

by QuestionGuy July 21, 2022, 1:23 pm

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