Fun fact in return: The only thing I knew about Bridge on the River Kwai prior to a quick Wiki is that it was preceded by "Chou En-Lai" and followed by "Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball, Starkweather homicide, children of Thalidomide."

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Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia, Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go, U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy, Chubby Checker, Psycho, BELGIANS IN THE CONGO...