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Back in the day when railways were being built in America, the slaves building them were uneducated. 

They were meant to check everything was fitting correctly at every sleeper and write 'All Correct' on each sleeper after checking. This took too long to write down and being uneducated, wrote OK for short. 

Or something like that.

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On 23/06/2021 at 12:18, scottsdad said:

Spock's half-brother Sybok in Star Trek 5 was also supposed to be played by Connery. They even named the planet in the movie after him (Sha Ka Ree). 

He dodged a bullet there, this film was utter mince.

Shatner directed and blew most of the budget on the opening scene.  When you watch it, it shows

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Phil Collins was the only act to play at both Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia in 1985.  After performing as one of the first acts on the bill at Wembley Stadium, he was flown by helicopter to Heathrow Airport by TV's Noel Edmonds, then got a Concorde flight to America where he arrived in Philly to perform a set there

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Otis Redding and all but one of his backing band, The Bar Kays, died when the light plane they were in crashed into Lake Monona en route to a concert. The support band for the concert? The Grim Reapers. 
His album was also the first ever posthumous album to reach number 1. Terrific singer and a great guy by all accounts.
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1 hour ago, The Skelpit Lug said:

Otis Redding and all but one of his backing band, The Bar Kays, died when the light plane they were in crashed into Lake Monona en route to a concert. The support band for the concert? The Grim Reapers. 

 

34 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

Phil Collins was the only act to play at both Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia in 1985.  After performing as one of the first acts on the bill at Wembley Stadium, he was flown by helicopter to Heathrow Airport by TV's Noel Edmonds, then got a Concorde flight to America where he arrived in Philly to perform a set there

Grim reaper premature IMO.

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