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The sci-fi series' theme song is familiar to pretty much anyone who lived in the free world (and probably elsewhere, too) in the late 20th century. Do you know the words?

Eddie Deezen
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Before the 20th century, concert musicians might tune their instruments to wildly different pitches, depending on where they were playing.

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To Louis Armstrong's millions of fans, every note the legendary musician let loose made the world feel a bit more wonderful.

Mark Mancini


Not even a lineup of the world's biggest artists could save "We Are The World" from annoying listeners.

If you don't want to spend the rest of the day humming "We Built This City," "Who Let the Dogs Out," or "We Are the World," stop reading this article right now.

Stacy Conradt