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TIL Kenny G holds the record for longest note played on a sax with and E-Flat at 45 minutes 47 seconds

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bEmQ TIL people who speak English with an accent, but sing without one, are simply singing in a way that comes naturally, which also just so happens to be the core of what many people consider an “American” accent.

4paX TIL in 1917, staged photos that two little girls had taken of themselves w/ cardboard-cut-outs of magical fairies and gnomes were able to convince ‘Sherlock Holmes’ author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that he had discovered conclusive evidence for the supernatural.

wLjZJ TIL that The Animals recorded The House of the Rising Sun in one take for £34 after loading their equipment on a stolen British railway wagon and pushing it through the West End of London to get to the studio on their day off

awjoo TIL that links that give no indication of where they'll take you, such as "click here" and nondescript images, have been known as "mystery meat navigation" since 1998. The term makes an analogy to how the producer of mystery meat knows what's in it, but the eater doesn't.

Oodpa TIL of Flesh Gordon, a 1974 American science fiction sex comedy film, serving as an erotic spoof of the Flash Gordon serials. The film features production values comparable to the original serial, and frequent use of gratuitous nudity and brief sex scenes.