There’s an article in the latest issue of Newsweek that I found very interesting. This was the first sentence:

Pop-trivia question: what do James van der Beek (of “Dawson’s Creek”) and Osama bin Laden have in common?

They both hate Jews?

No.

They both masterminded the 9/11 attacks?

No.

They both made cameos on Ugly Betty?

No.

In their youth, both dabbled in a cappella…The teenage bin Laden—who opposed the use of instruments—organized a group with his pals.

I did a little research and discovered that bin Laden’s a cappella group was called “In the Key of G-had.” And, to be fair, they’re not half bad. Here’s some footage I found online:

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