2 Comments TIL In New Mexico, at a quarter-mile section of Route 66, the rumble strips have been engineered to sound like the song “America the Beautiful” if you drive exactly at 45 mph over them by whatilearned November 22, 2021, 7:18 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL of Musical Roads, which are highway rumble strips that sound like music when you drive over them. First created in Denmark, they are now found all over the world. One stretch of road in California plays the William Tell Overture. by whatilearned August 8, 2021, 2:07 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
19 Comments TIL Link Wray’s “Rumble” is the only instrumental to be banned from American radio by whatilearned August 2, 2021, 8:16 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL about the only instrumental song to have been banned by radio stations in the United States: “Rumble” by Link Wray & His Ray Men. by whatilearned July 3, 2021, 9:14 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL Jackie Chan’s ‘Rumble in the Bronx’, filmed in Vancouver, has mountains visible in the background. Production initially made sure that mountains weren’t in the shots, but Chan decided it was best they focus on the action only without worrying as much about the scenery. by whatilearned April 7, 2021, 7:31 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Angelo Dundee confessed tightening the ropes of the ring prior to the Rumble in the Jungle fight between Ali and Foreman, which in a sense facilitated Ali’s victory. by whatilearned March 30, 2021, 1:27 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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