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Number of songs the Brown Thrasher bird can sing:
2,000
Source: DON STAP, Birdsong, a Natural History, 6/25/2005
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Person named as composer of the song "Chopsticks":
Arthur de Lulli
The name was actually a pseudonym for a 16-year old girl named Euphemia Allen, who composed the famous piano exercise in 1877.
Source: The Australian, 2/14/2005
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Girl who was the inspiration for the song "Barbara Ann":
Barbara Ann Fassert
The song was written about Fassert by her brother, and became a hit for the Regents in 1961. The Beach Boys re-recorded it in 1966.
Source: People, 2/13/1995
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Girl who was the inspiration for the 1979 song "My Sharona":
Sharona Alperin
The song was named after Sharona Alperin, a student at LA's Fairfax High who was the girlfriend of a member of The Knack. She's now a real estate broker in LA.
Source: Los Angeles Times, 11/21/2001
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