› added 10 years ago

60

TIL that the famous melody of the song “Lowrider” is actually a saxaphone and harmonica playing together.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

9Y70X TIL "Weird Al" Yankovic's song 'Generic Blues' was one of blues legend B.B. King's top 10 favorite blues songs
ZpKMQ TIL about "Windows Refund Day", an event in 1999 where Linux laptop owners protested at Microsoft headquarters because they couldn't get a refund for their bundled copy of Windows
69Wvm TIL Anne Rice author of Interview with the Vampire wanted English actor Julian Sands to play the role of Lestat and was disappointed with the studio's pick of a better known Tom Cruise. She unsucessfully proposed alternate picks. Despite this rice was subsequently pleased with Cruise's performance
b946Z TIL Sea otters hold hands while they're sleeping to keep from floating away from each other.
YpZpW TIL that a Ha-Ha is a wall that is recessed into the ground in order to preserve an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond. A Ha-Ha is used at the Washington Monument to reduce the visual impact of security measures following 9/11.