Today is thought to be Ludwig van Beethoven's birthday. Little did Beethoven know that he may have helped set the industry standard playing time for audio CDs with the length of his Ninth Symphony.
This sounds similar to the story circulating on the net over the last few years about how the standard distance between rails on the railroad tracks in the US were set.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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