Live performances/concerts

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The term "encore" comes from the French phrase meaning "again" – a request from the audience for the performers to play more. elaborate share

Book conventions

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Some book conventions offer "blind date with a book" events, where books are wrapped and only their genre or a short description is visible, encouraging readers to discover new authors. elaborate share

Award Shows

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The first televised Academy Awards ceremony in 1953 was broadcast in black and white, despite color television already existing. elaborate share

Music festivals (Coachella, Glastonbury)

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Glastonbury Festival's iconic Pyramid Stage wasn't always a pyramid; its early iterations were a much simpler, flat-topped stage. elaborate share

Scandals

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The Watergate scandal, while famously involving a break-in, was initially investigated because of a seemingly minor $25,000 donation to the Nixon campaign. elaborate share

Film festivals (Cannes, Sundance)

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The first ever film shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946 was "The Lost Weekend." elaborate share