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TIL that Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young feuded over Young’s diss lyrics on ‘Southern man” and “Alabama”. They eventually squashed the beef before Ronnie Van Zandt’s death. Young will still occasionally cover Sweet Home Alabama in live shows

by whatilearned January 13, 2023, 3:20 pm

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Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, and Leonardo De Vinci are all eating at a nice restaurant when the waitress comes around with the bill.

by cringeyjokesman January 11, 2023, 1:31 am

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It would be so awesome if you would get into my van

by CopyPastaArchive December 23, 2022, 6:02 am

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TIL there is a controversial sculpture by Belgian pop artist Paul Van Hoeydonck on the surface of the moon placed by Apollo 15 NASA astronaut David Scott

by whatilearned December 17, 2022, 5:35 am

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TIL that van Gogh’s rendering of the stars in Café Terrace at Night is so precise that the painting can be dated within a day or two of its creation.

by whatilearned December 17, 2022, 3:22 am

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TIL Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren argued with Congress over whether he could keep two pet tigers in the White House.

by whatilearned December 9, 2022, 5:40 am

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TIL Van Halen would contractually obligate venues to place a bowl of M&M’s in their dressing rooms, and, in a separate part of the contract, require that all the brown M&M’s were to be removed. This was a test to see if the full contracts were read and observed, with particular emphasis on safety.

by whatilearned December 8, 2022, 3:41 am

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TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on “Big Bang Theory” were named after him.

by whatilearned November 29, 2022, 7:03 pm

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A Joke from the Late Great Townes Van Zandt

by cringeyjokesman November 21, 2022, 8:58 am

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TIL Enya’s music “Only Time” re-entered the Billboard Top 100 reaching number 43, thirteen years after the original release thanks to it being featured in Volvo’s Epic Split commercial with Jean-Claude Van Damme

by whatilearned November 16, 2022, 1:22 pm

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TIL about Theo Van Gogh (Vincent’s great grand-nephew) and his assassination in 2004. Shot and stabbed in the street because of a film he made.

by whatilearned November 2, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL that Van Halen’s touring contract stated that if they found any brown M&M’s backstage the band could cancel the concert at the full expense of the promotor. If brown M&M’s were found it meant the promotor hadn’t read every word of the contract and may have missed important safety-related items.

by whatilearned October 27, 2022, 2:29 pm

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