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Think you know a lot about music trivia? So did we, until MusicRadar started researching its New Year trivia blowout where you'll find more useless (and some useful!) musical facts than you thought ever existed.

MusicRadar's 101 facts… come in 4 parts. Here's part 1 and part 2.

Today we have facts 51-75, where you'll learn why Martin made only 404 of John Mayer's signature OM-28 acoustic, the name of Fred Durst's pet dog, the first band to play behind what was once called the Iron Curtain and much more really fascinating stuff. Really.

There are no prizes. Just the warm glow that you know more weird facts than your friends. Enjoy!

101 facts you never knew about music: part 3

51. Between 1948 and 1960, blues legend John Lee Hooker released over 100 singles.

52. The intro to Eddie Floyd's Knock On Wood is the same as the intro to In The Midnight Hour, but the chord progression is played backwards. Both songs were co-written by guitarist Steve Cropper. Economical work, Mr Cropper!

53. Oasis's Noel Gallagher and Status Quo's Francis Rossi share a birthday: 29 May. The creative forces of guitar boogie are strong on that day, obviously.

New Order's Blue Monday

54. The drum machine part on the recording of New Order's Blue Monday - acknowledged as the best-selling 12-inch single of all time - had to be reprogrammed after the original was lost when the power lead was knocked out. The band have said that the first beat was better.

Bootsy Collins - his bass doubles as a Christmas tree

55. Funk bass legend Bootsy Colllins famously appears in the video for Deee-Lite's dance anthem Groove Is In The Heart, but he contributes only additional vocals. The bassline is actually sampled from Herbie Hancock's Bring Down The Birds.

Martin's OM-28 John Mayer signature - 404 not an error

56. Martin's OM-28 John Mayer signature acoustic was limited to a production run of 404. Why, you ask? It's the area code of his Atlanta hometown.

57. Stevie Wonder partially lost his sense of smell in a 1973 car crash.

58. Snow Patrol were originally called Polar Bear. They changed their name in 1995.

59. Michael Jackson is said to have spent three weeks working on the bassline for Billie Jean.