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Lk8Zv TIL Duke researchers have been trying to reverse-engineer vintage saxophone sound, using X-ray imaging and 3D printing. Saxophone mouthpieces from the 1930s to the 1960s were x-rayed and 3D printed but the conclusion was, "Using the same mouthpiece as Coltrane won't make you sound like him"
VMV7G TIL that glue used to and still is today made by Melting Horses.
LQlVZ TIL: "Jumbo" was a male African bush elephant who was an attraction for PT Barnum. He was hit by a train in St. Thomas, Ontario and died. He was not named Jumbo because of his size; we got the word "jumbo" because of his name.
D1ppJ TIL In 1974, The Godfather premiered on NBC over two nights from 9-11 p.m.. Both nights, at 11 p.m., New York City's Municipal Water Authorities had some overflow problems from all of the toilets flushing around the same time.
kJ08g TIL that 2020 was the most prolific year for podcasters, with more than 1 million new podcasts being released that year alone