nov 29, 1982 - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is released

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1. The official YouTube video has been seen more than 950 million times.

2. At the time, it was the most expensive video ever made. It cost half a million dollars.

3. It changed the face of music videos, as they were never so cinematic. It was practically a mini horror movie.

4. Michael Jackson was just 24 years old at its release.

5. Thriller won every award that it was nominated for, including Best Video Album Prize at the Grammy Awards, and 5 MTV awards, such as Greatest Music Video ever made in 1999.

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