Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

Van Halen’s M&M Controversy

Most people know about Van Halen’s weird M&M request. At their shows, they requested a bowl of M&Ms minus all of the brown candies. This wasn’t because they were drama queens, but they wanted to see how detail-oriented a venue was. They knew that the venue didn’t read their rider if the brown M&Ms were in the mix.

The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.