Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 28, 1997
January 27, 1997
January 29, 1997
Transcript:
The Italian composer Alessandreo Scarlatti (1660-1725) once wrote fugue based on the sound created by his cat walking across the keys of a piano! The palmut vulture is the only vegetarian vulture! A radio station in Hermantown, Minn, (WWAX-FM) plays nothing but commercials! And here's another coffee oldie!
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Tinozzi about 10 years ago
No way. I went to Hermantown high school then. I sure don’t remember that.
maryble over 3 years ago
The Cat’s Fugue is a composition by Domenico Scarlatti, Alessandro’s son. (Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_fugue)
Sparklite over 3 years ago
Back in the fifties, a TV station in Italy experimented with what they called a carousel.
They grouped the commercials and played them all at the top of the hour, rather than interrupting the programming. I never found out how it worked out, but I can imagine.