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How The Swingin’ Six Helped Introduce ZIP Codes to the American Public

Along with Mr. Zip, The Swingin’ Six made ZIP codes mainstream.

How The Swingin’ Six Helped Introduce ZIP Codes to the American Public

17 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley

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17 Amazing Facts About Elvis Presley

A Brief History of 'Auld Lang Syne'

Illustration to Robert Burns' poem "Auld Lang Syne" by J.M. Wright and Edward Scriven.

A Brief History of 'Auld Lang Syne'

Band Aid: The Charitable—and Controversial—History of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Bob Geldof (L) and Midge Ure (R) outside a London recording studio while working on "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on November 25, 1984.

Band Aid: The Charitable—and Controversial—History of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

From Stormy Seas to Civil Rights: The Surprising History of 'Amazing Grace'

A stained-glass image of John Newton, the man who wrote "Amazing Grace."

19 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beethoven

Beethoven-Haus, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Hee-Haw: The Wild Ride of "Dominick the Donkey"—the Holiday Earworm You Love to Hate

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The Beatles's Bizarre 1960s Christmas Shows

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The 10 Most Annoying Holiday Songs Ever

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).

13 Alternative Lyrics From “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

Not every version of the song features a partridge in a pear tree.

The Final Days of John Lennon

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, photographed in 1980.

23 Amazing Facts About Dolly Parton

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Snap, Crackle, Keith: When the Rolling Stones Recorded a Rice Krispies Jingle

The Rolling Stones and Rice Krispies once collaborated.

7 Christmas Songs Banned in the Past

This Christmas choir probably isn't singing anything by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

12 Surprising Facts About Selena

Selena live in concert in 1994.

10 Surprising Facts About Wham!’s 'Last Christmas'

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