A Synthesizer Always Has a Keyboard Myth
A synthesizer is an instrument that uses electronics to produce sound. Sounds produced by a synthesizer are commonly triggered by a keyboard, but not always.
Arts and Culture
Culture is a broad category referring to the way we experience, classify, and share our humanity. The arts, a subdivision of culture, focus on expression of experiences and ideas.
Arts and Culture include subjects like film and television, food and drink, video games, visual arts, performing arts, mass media, sports, literature, and more.
Happy Birthday Was Copyright Protected Fact
“Happy birthday” was copyright protected from 1935 until Sept 2015. During that time you couldn’t sing happy birthday publicly without paying royalties.
Darth Vader’s Name Was Changed in Italy Because Vader Sounds Like Toilet Bowel in Italian Fact
In Italian “vaso” means “bowl” and can refer to “toilet bowel”, likewise “water” (pronounced “vater”) has the same connotation. This is likely the reason Darth Vader’s named was changed from Lord Vader to Lord Fener in the Italian version of Star Wars due to this.
A Banana is a Berry Fact
Botanically a banana is both a fruit and a berry which grows on large herbs (not trees).
Bananas Grow on Trees Myth
Bananas don’t grow on banana trees, rather they grow on the world’s largest perennial herb which can grow up to 25 feet with leaves of up to 9 feet.
Frankenstein is the Name of the Doctor, Not the Monster Fact
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in which Victor Frankenstein creates an unnamed “monster.”
Frankenstein’s Monster Was Green and Had Bolts In His Neck Myth
In chapter 5 of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the monster is described to have yellow skin. There is no mention of bolts in his neck in the book.
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