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[-] Servais@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago

People usually don't know saxophones were invented in Belgium, by a man called Sax

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Sax

[-] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

And by some people’s recollection made for Coleman Hawkins. ;-) Thanks good ness for both of them!

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

I'm within driving distance from Bernie Sanders' home. I could stop by and knock on his door if I wanted to. Not that I will, he's nice but I'm sure he's busy.

[-] pauldrye@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

There's a part of Canada that's south of Crescent City, California.

[-] manucode@infosec.pub 7 points 4 months ago

Neuschwanstein (1892) is younger than the White House (1819).

[-] Corno@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago
[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago

Idk how Canadian Smarties compare to Australian Smarties, but I do know that Australian Smarties are a far superior product to M&Ms, and it is a crime that M&Ms are by far the bigger brand.

[-] sleepmode@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

That our state exists. People list off east coast states and forget ours all the time or think it's a city if they recognize the name.

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