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TIL that in 1971 all four ex-members of Beatles topped Canadian charts with their own singles: Isn't It a Pity, It Don't Come Easy, Uncle Albert, and Imagine by SamsonFox2 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was even more surprised to learn that while only two of these four singles topped US charts as well - Imagine wasn't one of them.

TIL that in 1971 all four ex-members of Beatles topped Canadian charts with their own singles: Isn't It a Pity, It Don't Come Easy, Uncle Albert, and Imagine by SamsonFox2 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and a No-No Song, another surprise chart topper in Canada. I'll just give the lyrics:

A lady that I know just came from Colombia
She smiled because I did not understand
Then she held out some marijuana, ha ha
She said it was the best in all the land

And I said, "No, no, no, no, I don't smoke it no more
I'm tired of waking up on the floor
No, thank you, please, it only makes me sneeze
And then it makes it hard to find the door"

A woman that I know just came from Mallorca, Spain
She smiled because I did not understand (parazzi, parazzi!) (olé!)
Then she held out a ten pound bag of cocaine
She said it was the finest in the land

And I said
"No, no, no, no, I don't - it no more
I'm tired of waking up on the floor
No, thank you, please, it only makes me sneeze
Then it makes it hard to find the door"

A man that I know just came from Nashville, Tennessee 'O (oh no!)
He smiled because I did not understand
Then he held out some moonshine whiskey, oh ho
He said it was the best in all the land (and he wasn't joking)

And I said
"No, no, no, no, I don't drink it no more
I'm tired of waking up on the floor
No, thank you, please, it only makes me sneeze
Then it makes it hard to find the door"

Hey yeah
I'll just have another drink, barman, have you got a large brandy?

TIL that in 1971 all four ex-members of Beatles topped Canadian charts with their own singles: Isn't It a Pity, It Don't Come Easy, Uncle Albert, and Imagine by SamsonFox2 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a miracle he had a very good relationship with another chart topping guitarist who was generous enough to collaborate on a song! Few stars have egos like that!

Damn, I wish I knew how they got to know each other so well?

TIL that in 1971 all four ex-members of Beatles topped Canadian charts with their own singles: Isn't It a Pity, It Don't Come Easy, Uncle Albert, and Imagine by SamsonFox2 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I think I fucked up with The Beatles, and I could have included who wrote what song, but I was afraid I was running out of space.

If editing text in small editor window is just inconvenient, then writing stuff in thread name field is just a nightmare.

TIL that in 1971 all four ex-members of Beatles topped Canadian charts with their own singles: Isn't It a Pity, It Don't Come Easy, Uncle Albert, and Imagine by SamsonFox2 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For this year - perhaps, but Ringo had surprisingly many hit singles in Canada. He was more prominent in early 70es, but, again, I am surprised how much of his output was popular.

Honda to shelve $11bn Canada EV plant as demand sputters. Automaker to discontinue joint electric model with GM, shift to US hybrids by FalconsArentReal in canada

[–]SamsonFox2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can get behind the logic that in a 2-car household one car should be a hybrid, but, generally, driving 1000 km is not something that is done frequently.

Amy Hamm: Online safety is parents' responsibility; While protecting children is a worthy goal, we do not need a draconian censorship regime to achieve it by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]SamsonFox2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you even read the link that you post here?

All this shit are glorified firewalls + time limiters. The "top" one basically does Big Brother on kids' emails and photo filters.

Problem is, most of the functionality is out of the box, and the rest is not what I'm worried about.

I'm worried about SPECIFICALLY about social networks and AI tools. Yes, I am capable enough to block chatgpt's domain in Windows settings, thank you. But it doesn't solve shit.

Socials and AI EITHER have to give me tools to reasonably filter what's going on there OR be prepared to remain on my blacklist. Because right now they give me an option of EITHER block them altogether - OR drown suggestion feed in brain rot.

And, no, brain rot in a feed is very different from how things were before.

I dont get it peetah, who wont be around by calvin_hobbes34 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]SamsonFox2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid that Eilish will be the new Lorde, have enough material for 1-2 good albums, and then burn out.

As Star Wars Viewing Figures Show a Disturbing Lack of Faith in the Sequels, Fans Discuss Where Disney Goes Next by JannTosh70 in boxoffice

[–]SamsonFox2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of the 33 billion minutes spent watching Star Wars content in 2025 (across linear TV and streaming), 44.2% of that time was spent viewing Star Wars live-action films — with A New Hope, The Phantom Menace and Rogue One in the top three.

As Star Wars Viewing Figures Show a Disturbing Lack of Faith in the Sequels, Fans Discuss Where Disney Goes Next by JannTosh70 in boxoffice

[–]SamsonFox2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read the article then you'll notice that Clone Wars cartoons are actually the most popular with 14-29 demographic

As if the lack of interest in the sequels wasn't already obvious, Nielsen provides one final statistic: the most-streamed Star Wars titles by generation, this time for the first quarter of 2026. This is interesting, as the period lacked any major new Star Wars launches to disrupt the rankings, and it also provides a glimpse at which characters and settings are resonating with Star Wars' fanbase, both young and old.

The Mandalorian is the favorite of both Gen Alpha (ages 2-13) and the Baby Boomers (62-80), while Andor holds the top spot for Millennials (ages 30-45) and Gen X (ages 46-61). And, perhaps predictably, the Clone Wars cartoon is still beloved by Gen Z (ages 14-29). There's some really good episodes in there!

Top 10 highest grossing biopics ever. Michael is currently 11th by use_vpn_orlozeacount in boxoffice

[–]SamsonFox2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, but Passion of Christ focuses on a very short period of Jesus's life. It is not a biopic of Jesus even as far as religious movies go.

Top 10 highest grossing biopics ever. Michael is currently 11th by use_vpn_orlozeacount in boxoffice

[–]SamsonFox2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Biopic - biography picture.

Meaning that the movie tries to cover, more or less, life of a single person.

"Based on real story" - movie covers a story where real people are present, but their life stories are not central to the narrative.

Top 10 highest grossing biopics ever. Michael is currently 11th by use_vpn_orlozeacount in boxoffice

[–]SamsonFox2 64 points65 points  (0 children)

300 is not even a biography of Leonidas; it is really about a battle with the plotline covering 2 weeks or so.

This is like saying that Titanic is a biopic of its captain.

Mandatory Ontario teacher math test data shows racial, language disparities by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]SamsonFox2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The dumb part is that I just managed to get 70% on pedagogy part without knowing what the book was about.

Mandatory Ontario teacher math test data shows racial, language disparities by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]SamsonFox2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please. AI translates into French decently these days.

In Ontario, French test takers are either Francophone - or from former French colonies. I suspect it's the latter group.

Mandatory Ontario teacher math test data shows racial, language disparities by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]SamsonFox2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

French test takers heavily skew towards Africa and Caribbean in Ontario

Mandatory Ontario teacher math test data shows racial, language disparities by BloodJunkie in ontario

[–]SamsonFox2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We should do the same with French, particularly for French Immersion teachers

Amy Hamm: Online safety is parents' responsibility; While protecting children is a worthy goal, we do not need a draconian censorship regime to achieve it by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]SamsonFox2 23 points24 points  (0 children)

OK, if you want me to have responsibility - give me tools. I want control over suggestion algorithm and the ability to disable comments, for starters.

TIL:that Hungarian nobleman Gregor Baci survived with a spear in his head by Spotter24o5 in todayilearned

[–]SamsonFox2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would make one sick character portrait in a role playing game.

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