Snow on the preppy beach for Hip Hop
Today I learned that preppy fashion crossed over to hip hop culture by Raekwon turning (it) up in the Ralph Lauren “Snow Beach” jacket in the Wu-Tang Can it all be so simple video from 1993.
The Clavicle is a key
Today I learned that the clavicle, also known as the collarbone, gets its name from the latin clavicula (the diminutive form of clavis), meaning “key, bolt”.
There was a hippie funeral...
Today I learned that the community anarchist group “The Diggers” held a mock funeral for the Hippie movement in 1968 in the Haight Ashbury area in San Francisco.
The first comic superhero wore a top hat
Today I learned that Mandrake the Magician was the first comic superhero.
The little fuel cap arrow that could
Today I learned that many car makes and models have a small arrow by the gas pump symbol on the dashboard. It tells you which side of your car the fuel cap is located on.
The oboe rules the pitch
Today I learned that orchestras tune to the oboe, and they tune to ‘A4’ at 440 Hz1.
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Some western European orchestras tune to 442 Hz, and some central European orchestras tune to 443 Hz. ↩
Arizona simply does not observe daylight saving
Today I learned that the state of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.