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61. When a friend asked him the best lyrics he ever wrote, he replied “that’s easy: all you need is love”

62. As a boy, Lennon walked around practically blind as he was too embarrassed to wear glasses.

63. After discovering Buddy Holly, Lennon begged his aunt to buy him a pair of black horn-rimmed glasses.

64. Cynthia stated that her marriage to Lennon fell apart when he began taking large quantities of LSD.

65. Lennon once received a punishment in Sunday school for calling Scribes and Pharisees in the Bible “Fascists.”

66. After suffering a gastric flu, Lennon went on a liquid-diet for 40 days, reading cookbooks the entire time to curb his hunger.

67. After a reporter called him “the fat Beatle” in 1965, he ate very little.

68. After Lennon got his driver license in February 1965, many car dealerships parked an array of luxury cars outside his home hoping to make a sale.

69. While on a yacht in the Bermuda Triangle, Lennon survived a storm with 65 mph winds and 20 foot high waves.

70. Lennon said the song “Help!” was a true cry for help.

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