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    2 months ago

    Technotronic got their name by combining the word ‘techno’, meaning a sort of dance music, and ‘tronic’ meaning ‘tronic’.

    The original 12-inch release of Pump Up The Jam came with a free horse.

    At 7.16pm on December 28th 1879, Dundee’s Tay Bridge collapsed as a train passed over it. 60 passengers lost their lives.

    Other musical acts whose names begin with ‘T’ include The Cure, The Isley Brothers, and The Velvet Underground.

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      It shouldn’t be overlooked that the initials of the song as PUTJ, which was the Myers-Brigg personality type (problematic-unfettered-thoughtful-judgemental) of the lead singer who was combating Foot-In-Mouth disease at the time.