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On this day in 1976, the America compilation LP “History - America’s Greatest Hits” debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #60 (February 7)
By late 1975, America had released five commercially successful studio albums and a number of hit singles, including two #1 hits.
The second of those, “Sister Golden Hair", had recently topped the charts, so Warner Bros. Records decided to capitalize on the band’s commercial momentum and growing catalogue by releasing their first greatest hits compilation.
Released in November 1975, the album contained all eleven of America's charting singles to date, along with an edited version of "Sandman", an extremely popular track from the debut album that had never been released as a single.
As America tragics will know, “History” keeps up the band’s tradition of naming albums beginning with the letter "H".
The first seven tracks of the album, having been recorded prior to legendary Beatles producer George Martin's involvement with the band, were specially remixed by Martin for this release.
Due to the commercial success and enduring popularity of this album, over time the remixed versions of America's hits on “History” have become as recognizable as the original singles themselves.
All the big ones are on here; “Horse With No Name”, “Sister Golden Hair”, “Ventura Highway”, “Sandman”, etc…
On the charts, the album peaked at #1 in Canada, #3 in the US and New Zealand, #11 in Australia, #25 in France, and #60 in the UK.
Fun fact: The classic cover artwork was by a then-unknown artist named Phil Hartman, later famous as an actor and comedian, and brother of the group's then-manager, John Hartmann.
Phil Hartman went on to become a longterm, Emmy-winning member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL), and voiced the characters of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons.
The liner notes spell his last name as "Hartmann"—the original spelling of his name.
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On this day in 1976, the America compilation LP “History - America’s Greatest Hits” debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #60 (February 7)
By late 1975, America had released five commercially successful studio albums and a number of hit singles, including two #1 hits.
The second of those, “Sister Golden Hair", had recently topped the charts, so Warner Bros. Records decided to capitalize on the band’s commercial momentum and growing catalogue by releasing their first greatest hits compilation.
Released in November 1975, the album contained all eleven of America's charting singles to date, along with an edited version of "Sandman", an extremely popular track from the debut album that had never been released as a single.
As America tragics will know, “History” keeps up the band’s tradition of naming albums beginning with the letter "H".
The first seven tracks of the album, having been recorded prior to legendary Beatles producer George Martin's involvement with the band, were specially remixed by Martin for this release.
Due to the commercial success and enduring popularity of this album, over time the remixed versions of America's hits on “History” have become as recognizable as the original singles themselves.
All the big ones are on here; “Horse With No Name”, “Sister Golden Hair”, “Ventura Highway”, “Sandman”, etc…
On the charts, the album peaked at #1 in Canada, #3 in the US and New Zealand, #11 in Australia, #25 in France, and #60 in the UK.
Fun fact: The classic cover artwork was by a then-unknown artist named Phil Hartman, later famous as an actor and comedian, and brother of the group's then-manager, John Hartmann.
Phil Hartman went on to become a longterm, Emmy-winning member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL), and voiced the characters of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons.
The liner notes spell his last name as "Hartmann"—the original spelling of his name.
#america, #history, #greatesthits, #sandman, #sistergoldenhair, #venturahighway, #horsewithnoname, #muskratlove, #daisyjane, #70smusic, #70srock, #folkrock, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory, #deweybunnell, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday, #compilationalbum, #compilation, #bestof
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On this day in 1981, the Pat Benatar single “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” debuted on the Australian charts at #77 (February 9)
The song was written by Eddie Schwartz, a struggling guitarist living in Toronto.
Pat Benatar allegedly heard the song through a wall at the Chrysalis offices being played by a Chrysalis record company executive who was previewing material from a publishing company called ATV he was about to go and work for.
Schwartz later went on to become a successful producer, moving to Nashville and working with the likes of Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, and The Doobie Brothers.
Eddie Schwartz told Songfacts: "The song is laden with sexual innuendo, but at the core is a song about self confidence.
It's a song saying 'no matter what you throw at me, I can handle it, I can play in your league.'"
The second single from her second album “Crimes of Passion” eventually peaked at #33 in Australia, but was more successful in North America, giving Benatar her first US Top 20 hit at #9, and also peaked at #10 in Canada.
The song did not chart anywhere else.
It has, of course, gone on to become a fan favourite, and a classic track from the early 80s era.
#patbenatar, #hitmewithyourbestshot, #womeninrock, #80smusic, #80srock, #dailyrockhistory, #crimesofpassion, #thisdayinrock, #rockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
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A beautiful Roman mosaic floor
discovered in Verona, Italy.
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Paraty is a small town surrounded by mountains on Brazil's Costa Verde, between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Its colonial Portuguese center features cobblestone streets and buildings dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, when it was a port during Brazil's gold rush.
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Coober Pedy, located in the arid outback of northern South Australia, is renowned as the world’s leading producer of opals, contributing to over 70% of the global supply.
The town was established in 1915 after the discovery of opal by prospectors and quickly became a key mining hub.
To cope with extreme weather conditions, where summer temperatures can soar above 40°C (104°F), many residents live in underground homes known as “dugouts.” These structures are carved into the earth to provide a cooler and more stable living environment compared to traditional surface homes. This unique lifestyle extends to various underground facilities, including churches, shops, and even hotels, making Coober Pedy distinctive for its extensive subterranean architecture.
The landscape of Coober Pedy is dotted with thousands of mine shafts and piles of excavated rock, reflecting the town’s ongoing mining activities. The local economy remains heavily reliant on opal mining, with numerous active mines. In addition to mining, tourism plays a significant role, as visitors are drawn to explore the opal mines, underground attractions, and learn about the town’s mining heritage. Despite the challenges posed by the harsh environment, Coober Pedy continues to be a significant contributor to the opal market and an iconic site within Australia’s mining industry.
The town’s innovative solutions to extreme conditions, combined with its ongoing role in the opal industry, make Coober Pedy a fascinating and resilient community.
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Happy Superbowl Sunday 🇺🇸
Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest day of the year for chicken wing consumption in the US, with Americans estimated to eat over 1.4 billion wings during the game. While the iconic Buffalo style remains a staple, regional varieties define the American wing map.
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🇵🇭| Foreground: SM Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines 🏙️
Background: The Manila Bay Skyline, along Roxas Boulevard, in the City of Manila, extending far left to Binondo Skyline, also part of Manila City, Metro Manila. 🏙️
📸 Ken Jover
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#SEASkyline #Philippines #MetroManila #Manila #PasayCity
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Beautifully captured by @markschumann_ -
YUXIN BOOKSTORE - One of the most photographed and visually striking destinations in Shenzhen, Yu Xin Bookstore draws visitors with its dramatic, futuristic design.
Known as a highly Instagrammable space, it redefines the traditional bookstore through features like the Möbius Ring and the Book Sea Tunnel, where mirrors, light, and reflections create an illusion of endless space, making visitors feel as though they have stepped into a vast universe of books.
📍3rd Floor, Impression Hui Shopping Mall (SCPG Inreach), No. 53 Minzhi Avenue South, Longhua District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Opening hours:
- Monday to Sunday: 10AM- 10PM
Photo Credit: @markschumann_
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When it comes to ancient Greece, the helmet that most people imagine is the Corinthian helmet.
It was used for several centuries, sometimes with a crest, sometimes without.
These were made of bronze and would have been great at deflecting, spear thrusts, sword swings, and whizzing arrows.
It’s apparently very comfortable to wear.
Vision is decent, and it does indeed rest easily on the top of the head when not sweating it out in the shield wall.
The one downside of the Corinthian helmet is that it would have been difficult to hear everything that was going on because there were no holes for the ears.
Also, in the Mediterranean heat during the summer campaign season, it would have been hot!
Picture: Bronze Corinthian helmet,
c. 500 BCE, Staatliche Antikensammlungen
(Inv. 4330)
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The interior of the Central Arcade in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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A detailed architectural infographic titled "History of Architecture - The Colosseum." It uses a combination of cross-sectional diagrams, 3D models, and explanatory text to break down the engineering and social structure of the Flavian Amphitheatre.
1. OVERALL STRUCTURE AND DIMENSIONS
The central focus is an exterior sectional view of the Colosseum, showing both the outer facade and the inner seating arrangements. Key measurements provided include:
• Height: 48 meters.
• Length: 188 meters.
• Width: 156 meters.
2. SEATING AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY
The top-left diagram illustrates how Roman society was physically stratified within the stadium:
• Podium (For VIPs): The lowest tier, closest to the action.
• Equestrian Class: The next level up.
• Ordinary Citizens: Seated in the large middle section.
• Lowest Class: Relegated to the very top, steepest gallery.
3. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS
The infographic highlights the specific Roman engineering feats that allowed such a massive structure to stand:
THE CLASSICAL ORDERS
The Colosseum famously utilized different Greek-inspired columns for each level:
• Doric (Lower Arcade): Simple and sturdy.
• Ionic (Middle Arcade): Identified by the scroll-like volutes.
• Corinthian (Upper Arcade): Ornate with acanthus leaf carvings.
VAULTING SYSTEMS
In the top-right and bottom-right, the graphic explains the internal support system:
• Barrel Vault: A simple arched ceiling used for passages.
• Groin Vault: Formed by the intersection of two barrel vaults, allowing for open spans and better weight distribution.
• Buttresses and Piers: Heavy masonry used to counteract the outward thrust of the arches.
4. FUNCTIONAL FEATURES
The diagram labels several operational areas of the arena:
• Velarium (Awning): A large canvas roof used to provide shade for spectators.
• Arena Floor: Described as wood covered in sand, with a "Room for Machines" and areas for "Gladiators and Animal Fighting" underneath (the hypogeum).
• Passages and Arches: Designed for the efficient movement of thousands of people.
This infographic effectively demonstrates how the Romans combined aesthetic beauty (the Greek orders) with practical engineering (concrete vaults and arches) to create one of the most iconic buildings in history.
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This week in 1981 the Police single “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at #78 (February 7)
The lead single from the “Zenyatta Mondatta” LP
was written by former English teacher Gordon Sumner, aka Sting, about an inappropriate attraction between a student and a teacher, a controversial subject even back in those days…
In 1993, Sting explained the origins of the song, saying “…most of our fans were young girls so I started roleplaying a bit. Let's exploit that…
To be frank, it was right in our market.
A lot of teenage girls were buying our records.
So the idea was, let's write a Lolita story."
It went to #1 in the UK, becoming the best selling single of 1980 there.
The song was also #1 in Spain, and was a Top 10 hit around the world in the US, Australia, Canada, South Africa, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.
The Police won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song…
In 1986 a new version "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" was recorded, and once again hit the charts…
#thepolice, #dontstandsoclosetome, #sting, #andysummers, #stewartcopeland, #postpunk, #newwave, #80smusic, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
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🚨 7 Silent Food Cost Killers Destroying Your Kitchen Profits
Most restaurants don’t lose money because of low sales…
They lose it quietly in the kitchen.
Here are the 7 hidden profit leaks every chef & owner should fix 👇
✅ Over portioning
Just 10–20g extra per plate = thousands lost monthly.
✅ Poor inventory tracking
If you don’t count stock, stock counts your profit.
✅ No standardized recipes
Different cooks = different costs = unstable margins.
✅Overproduction & food waste
Cooking more ≠ selling more. It means throwing more.
✅ Wrong supplier pricing
Not reviewing prices regularly = paying silently more.
✅Improper storage & labeling
Expired food = direct cash in the bin.
✅No daily food cost review
Weekly checks are too late. Daily control = profit.
Restaurants don’t fail from big mistakes. They fail from small leaks which ignored daily. Lose Your Ego if you want to make money.
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12 Viking Funeral Facts That Prove Reality Was Wilder Than Myth ⚔️🔥
Think Vikings just burned boats and sailed into legend?
The truth is far darker—and stranger.
Viking funerals were fueled by fear, honor, violence, and belief in the undead. Here’s what really happened when a Norse warrior died:
⚔️ To stop the end of the world, the dead had their fingernails cut off.
Why? Because at Ragnarök, frost giants were said to arrive on a ship made entirely from the fingernails of corpses. No nails. No ship. No apocalypse.
🔥 Burning ships weren’t symbolic—they were practical.
Warriors were cremated with weapons, animals, and ships to fight forever in Valhalla. The ships were usually burned on land, leaving stone “ghost ship” outlines archaeologists still find today.
🩸 Slaves and servants were killed to follow their masters.
Thralls were sacrificed—sometimes willingly—to serve their lord in the afterlife. Kings could be buried with multiple companions… including wives.
💀 Some funerals involved ritual sex and sacrifice.
In rare but documented cases, a female thrall volunteered to join her king through a week-long ritual, then was strangled, stabbed, and burned with him. This was witnessed firsthand by Ibn Fadlan.
👻 The dead were feared—not mourned.
Vikings believed the unhappy dead could return as draugr—walking corpses that cursed crops, killed livestock, and haunted villages.
🗡️ If the dead caused trouble, they were killed again.
Graves were reopened. Bodies were staked, decapitated, or reburied with more weapons to keep them down.
🧛 Yes—this inspired vampires and zombies.
Staking, decapitation, restless corpses? That horror canon traces back to Norse belief, later echoed by Bram Stoker and George A. Romero.
Viking funerals weren’t about peace.
They were about control—of the dead, the gods, and fate itself.
Brutal. Ritualistic. Terrifyingly human.
This wasn’t fantasy.
This was how Vikings said goodbye. ⚔️🔥
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"John takes an eight-ball of coke out of his pocket and throws it into his cupped hands and cups the whole eight ball up to his face — and we're watching the crumbs as they fall down. I mean, you've heard of excess, and this is one of those moments when you can't believe what you're seeing."
By 1980, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was known for having a "Jekyll and Hyde" personality. Sweet when he was sober, and mean when he was drunk, Bonham had such a volatile reputation that journalists traveling with the band on their jet were instructed to "not make any sort of eye contact with John Bonham… for your own safety." Bonham was known for his heavy drinking and, as one music journalist remarked, "cocaine just enabled Bonham to drink more." But John Bonham's death that September at the age of 32 still came as a tragic shock to those who knew him.
On September 24, 1980, Bonham spent the day binge drinking with the band as they prepared to return to North America for the first time since 1977. At some point after midnight, Bonham passed out — and choked on his vomit while he slept. He was found the next morning and, two months later, Led Zeppelin announced they would break up for good.
Learn more about the death of John Bonham: 
🎬 Today is the 50th anniversary of the neo-noir psychological thriller movie, Taxi Driver!
It was released in theaters on February 8, 1976 & starred Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybil Shepherd, Peter Boyle, & Albert Brooks. It was directed by Martin Scorsese.
It was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Actor for Robert De Niro, & Best Supporting Actress for Jodie Foster & it was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay & Best Actor-Drama for Robert De Niro.
It is also listed on the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies list at #52.
#TaxiDriver #RobertDeNiro #JodieFoster #HarveyKeitel #CybillShepherd #PeterBoyle #AlbertBrooks #MartinScorsese
Morrison Hotel was the 5th studio album recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders & released 9th Feb 1970.
The front cover photo was taken by Henry Diltz without the hotel owner’s permission in the now burnt-out premises in Downtown LA.
Back on their blues roots, @The Doors produced classics like ‘Roadhouse Blues’ and ‘Peace Frog,’ while Morrison’s lyrics throughout the album probe deeply into philosophical territory.
Jim had dumped the leathers & ‘Lizard King, ‘Rock God’ image. For him, it was now about the poetry.
The photo session also revealed that Jim was right-handed.
Rich’s pick: Blue Sunday
Sandy’s: Waiting for the Sun
Mick’s: Waiting for the Sun
Lee’s: Maggie M’Gill
#thedoors #morrisonhotel #5thstudioalbum #bluesroots #1970 #postlizardking
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At the local market this morning.... 
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A team of innovative Dutch engineers is leading a massive effort to clear the world’s largest collection of floating waste.
Boyan Slat, the founder of The Ocean Cleanup, first envisioned this project at just sixteen years old after seeing more plastic than fish while diving.
His vision has now evolved into a gigantic floating system designed to gather debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast area between California and Hawaii.
The technology works like a giant floating barrier that moves with the natural currents. It forms a large U-shape to funnel waste into a central zone, allowing the ocean’s own power to assist in the process. A specialized screen hangs beneath the surface to catch items ranging from large fishing nets to tiny bottle caps while allowing marine life to swim safely underneath. Once the collection area is full, a support vessel arrives to haul the gathered material back to land for recycling.
As of early 2026, the organization has successfully removed over fifty million kilograms of trash from both oceans and rivers. This dual strategy involves using massive ocean systems alongside smaller interceptors that block waste in rivers before it ever reaches the open sea. The ultimate goal is to reduce floating ocean plastic by ninety percent by the year 2040. This incredible project proves that a bold idea can turn into a global force for good...
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On this day in 1986, the Talking Heads single “And She Was” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #45 ( February 8 )
Drummer Chris Frantz said of the song, "It's a story about a woman who has the power to levitate above the ground and to check out all her neighbors from a kind of bird's eye view.
And the guy who's writing the song is in love with her and he kinda wishes she would just be more normal and, like, come on back down to the ground [Laughs], but she doesn't. She goes floating over the backyard and past the buildings and the schools and stuff and is absolutely [upside-down] to him in every way."
On the liner notes of “Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads”, songwriter David Byrne recalled:
"I used to know a blissed-out hippie-chick in Baltimore.
She once told me that she used to do acid (the drug, not music) and lay down on the field by the Yoo-hoo chocolate soda factory. Flying out of her body, etc etc.
It seemed like such a tacky kind of transcendence… but it was real!
A new kind of religion being born out of heaps of rusted cars and fast food joints.
And this girl was flying above it all, but in it too."
The track from their “Little Creatures” LP went to #9 in Ireland, #10 in Australia, #16 in New Zealand, #17 in the UK, #31 in the Netherlands, and #54 in the US.
#talkingheads, #davidbyrne, #andshewas, #80smusic, #dailyrockhistory, #tinaweymouth, #chrisfrantz, #littlecreatures, #dailyrockhistory, #thisdayinmusic, #onthisday
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