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The song was a massive hit for Frankie Valli, but Barry Gibb wrote it.
The title track to the 1978 film "Grease," starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, brought three generations together and hit number 1 on the Billboard Charts. The song is based on a movie about teenagers in the ‘50s, sung by a legend from the ‘60s and written by one of the biggest hitmakers of the ‘70s.
"Grease" was written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees but sung by doo-wop legend Frankie Valli. Although the Bee Gees toured in the late ‘70s and made a comeback in the '90s, they never played the song live until 1997, when it was part of their “One Night Only” concert and album featuring many of their biggest hits.
"Not recognizing most of the guests on late night talk shows or SNL."
Ah…aging. It sure sneaks up on you. You go about your life enjoying all the perks of adulthood—the self awareness, the autonomy, the ability to have chocolate cake for breakfast without anyone telling you “no.” Then one day you wake up and suddenly…something aches. And it never goes away, ever again.
But besides the creaking joints and wrinkles, there are also, apparently, other signs of getting older that aren’t so obvious.
Recently someone asked folks on Reddit “what’s something that really shows your age?” and while some mentioned common aging tropes like frequent urges to pee and grunting while standing, many contributed some surprising answers as well.
Read on for 17 of our favorites:
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The tax has brought in $800 million more than the state expected.
The state of Massachusetts passed a 4% tax hike on residents making over a million a year in 2022, which took effect in 2023. The tax has raised more revenue than lawmakers originally expected and provides free school lunches for the state’s children.
Before the tax hike, Massachusetts residents paid a 5% annual income tax. After the Fair Share Amendment went into effect, those making over $1 million a year now pay an additional 4% on the portion of their income above $1 million.
The extra income generated by the tax means the state can now afford to provide free school lunches, free community college for those 25 and over and expanded financial assistance for state schools. The tax also funds transportation projects, including road and bridge repairs and new bicycle lanes.
Becoming a viral sensation changed her life.
Seemingly overnight, everyone went “demure.”
This is thanks to a video posted on Aug 2nd by a woman named Jools Lebron, where she showed folks how she preps to arrive at work in a “very demure, very mindful” way by essentially taking care of her appearance—makeup done, wig laid, smell-good stuff spritzed. You get the idea. No sloppy sweats for this gal.
Pretty soon, due to her initial clip’s popularity, Lebron began spinning up ways to go do all kinds of things demurely. Turns out, everything from ordering food to saying “no” to drama can be done in a “demure” way.
And the best part is that beyond getting fifteen minutes of viral fame, Lebron is now able to make her gender transition dreams come true.