Music History #3: “Yes! We Have No Bananas”
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Bill DeMain’s new column, where he explores the real historical events that inspired various songs. “Music History” appears twice a month.
“Yes! We Have No Bananas”
Written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn (1922)
Originally sung by Eddie Cantor
The Music
The story goes that one day in 1922, songwriting duo Frank [...]
The Ultimate Trick
(YouTube link)
Michel and Sven show you the ultimate trick. Methinks there be shenanigans involved. But they practiced a lot to get it right! -via reddit
These Aren’t Your Grandparents’ Bananas
Dan Lewis runs the popular daily newsletter Now I Know (“Learn Something New Every Day, By Email”). We’ve invited him to share some of his stories on mental_floss this month. To subscribe to his daily email, click here.
Seedless. Nutritious. Portable. Tasty. Yellow. You pretty much know what you’re going to get with a banana. And [...]
4 Strange Cases of Demonic Possession
Believe them or not, cases of demonic possessions have persisted since the dawn of religion. Road Tickle blog has an intriguing post about 4 strange cases of demonic possession.
For example, take a look at this one of Anneliese Michel (1976, actually – not exactly the Middle Ages), which was the basis of the horror movie [...]
