Until the mid-1960s most American car horns were tuned to the musical notes of E-flat or C. Since then, many manufacturers have moved up on the scale to notes F-sharp and A-sharp.
Source: Car Horns: A History
Olympic Art Competitions: When You Could Win Gold for Poetry, Painting—and Architecture
For more than three decades, Olympic medals were awarded for architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. Meet the poets, artists, architects—and one suspiciously successful Olympic founder—who competed for gold without breaking a sweat.
The Sting Behind The Sting: Fun Facts and Strange Stories from the Classic Movie
A real injury became a character trait, the “period” music was decades out of date, Chicago was often California, and the screenplay about con men wound up in a real dispute over who borrowed what. Here are the strange true stories behind The Sting.
Why the BBC Banned “Deep in the Heart of Texas” During Working Hours
During WWII, the BBC kept “Deep in the Heart of Texas” off factory broadcasts because workers might stop working to clap along.
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