DasGanon
DasGanon t1_it6axvw wrote
Reply to TIL that the Film Score for Star Wars was Heavily Inspired By "Gustav Holst - The Planets" from 1918 by HanSolo71
Bonus, this is also the birth of Heavy Metal.
No, seriously. Black Sabbath based Black Sabbath on Mars Bringer of War
DasGanon t1_isd6phe wrote
Reply to comment by AspireAgain in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain
>Fisher was a millionaire who made his fortune in radio electronics, and an amateur violinist. > >Fisher's original donation was made to help improve the sound quality at Lincoln Center, and was never quite successful.
To clarify the brand Fisher was then bought out a couple of times and was owned by Sanyo and now Panasonic (although it's basically a dead brand)
DasGanon t1_iyc2s68 wrote
Reply to comment by xXbrosoxXx in TIL that, to prove that a jellyfish caused Irukandji syndrome, a scientist stung himself, his son, and a lifeguard with the jellyfish. by SabreYT
Literally a comic about it