There is an unusual instrument called the celeste/celesta which looks like a piano, but has metal plates like a xylophone, instead of strings, inside. This instrument is what gives the Nutcracker's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and the Harry Potter theme, their distinct sound. youtu.be/Aw7HAyq54rw
Today I learned of the mbira, a musical instrument of the Zimbabwean Shona people that's like a mini handheld piano/xylophone en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbiโฆ
Before the discovery of X-rays and xylophone popularity, the Persian King Xerxes was used for the X letter in children's alphabet books. publicdomainreview.org/coโฆ
Before the discovery of x-rays or the popularity of xylophones, alphabet books struggled with examples for "X is for...". Some used Greek figures like Xerxes and Xantippe, but others were lazy and just said "X is a letter, like this X". publicdomainreview.org/coโฆ
Xylophones only have wood bars, their metal counterparts are called Glockenspiels, and are usually smaller and have a higher pitch. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloโฆ
In The Phantom Menace, Yoda has three toes. But in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, he has four. buzznick.com/star-wars-faโฆ
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