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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-03-14 12:57:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1963, the Japanese song “Ue o Muite Arukō” became the first song in a non-European language to top the US charts. The song, inspired by the US military’s presence in Japan, is about whistling to stop yourself from crying.