samplers reuse existing sounds hip hop development

Samplers turned recorded sounds into material for new music

Electronic samplers let musicians record a piece of an existing sound and then play and reshape it as part of new music. After appearing around 1980, they became especially important to the development of hip hop.

A papal election dragged on for nearly three years

When cardinals in Viterbo failed to elect a pope for nearly three years, frustrated residents locked them inside and even removed the roof of their meeting place. The extraordinary standoff helped inspire stricter rules for papal elections—and the conclave system that followed.

Recycling aluminum takes far less energy

≈5% as much energy

Melting scrap aluminum uses about 5% of the energy needed to make aluminum from ore. Up to 15% of the input material can be lost as dross during recycling.

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