A list of intriguing things
One: This one is for our classical music nerds—and we have many among our subscribers. Does a $5000 cello sound very different from a $180,000 and $1 million kind? Wendy Law performed this fascinating experiment with one of the best known classical tunes: Bach Suite No. 1. Jump to the 1:20 mark to skip the extended intro.
Two: Casu marzu is the world's 'most dangerous' cheese, according to the Guiness World Record. This Sardinian delicacy is infested with maggot eggs, which hatch turning the pecorino cheese into a creamy paste. And then you crack the top open… and swallow. One slight hitch: “maggots could survive the bite and create myiasis, micro-perforations in the intestine.” Umm, it’s also illegal to buy or sell Casu marzu. CNN has all the gory details.
Three: This 29-second film was made in 1898 and titled ‘Something Good’—and it is the first ever depiction of a Black couple kissing on-screen. University of Chicago has more on how this fascinating bit of history was discovered—in near pristine form.
Four: On a lighter note, we were totally intrigued by this Lahore barber who uses fire, a butcher’s knife and/or a hammer to cut hair. Coz getting a haircut isn’t stressful enough?
Five: Speaking of hair, there’s the blunt. And there’s the fringe. Now we have the ‘blunt fringe’—also known closer home as the katora cut. We picked the ugliest version (coz we’re mean like that), but Vogue has a gallery of more attractive versions.