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A slice of history: Jana Jae’s “Listen to the Mockingbird” played on an Edison Cylinder Phonograph

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Over 100 years ago Thomas Edison invented his ground-breaking Edison Cylinder Phonograph, the first commercially available machine for recording and reproducing sound.

For the first time ever the folks who owned these machines could listen to their favorite music at any time, and as often as they wished.

In the early 1900s Edison’s Cylinder Phonograph was more or less replaced in the marketplace by the phonograph record players that many of us grew up listening to. [Read more…]

Video: Could this singer have the most amazing vocal range ever?

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It’s no secret that I love music. After all, I have shared a bunch of it here in the past.

And it isn’t just one genre of music either. I really enjoy listening to several varieties of it.

Today I’m going to share something a little different from what I usually share.

This video features Loren Allred, a very talented young lady who just might have the most amazing vocal range I have ever witnessed.  [Read more…]

Which is wider, Australia or the Moon?

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When we look up into the night sky and see the full moon glowing like a huge ball amongst the stars, it’s easy to imagine that our closest heavenly body must be quite large.

Well, truth be told, it is. The diameter of the moon is 1/4 the diameter of Earth, making it rather large indeed.

But here’s a fun fact for you that might be somewhat hard to believe, but it’s true…  [Read more…]

Did you know every snake in Tasmania is venomous?

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If you’re ever visiting the Australian island of Tasmania and see a snake in the wild, you won’t have to wonder whether it’s venomous or not, because it definitely is.

According to the Tasmania Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the island only has three species of land snakes:  [Read more…]

Fascinating video: How millions of old cars are recycled into new steel

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Have you ever wondered what happens to all the old cars that are destined for the scrap yard? Millions of them are disposed of every year in various ways.

You probably know that many of them end up in junkyards while others head to recycling centers, but do you know how that recycling process takes place?  [Read more…]