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Andy Warhol made a five-hour film of a sleeping man

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In a groundbreaking artistic endeavor that absolutely nobody asked for, the pop art icon released an anti-film in 1964 consisting solely of his friend taking a nap. It is the ultimate testament to his fame that he managed to convince an audience to sit in a theater and watch a guy peacefully snore for the length of a long-haul flight.

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