Salieri’s leaf - Fahrid Murray Abraham

Manufacturer of underwear "Fruit of the Loom" is recognizable by its trademark - familiar logo with the apple, leaves, green grapes, currants, and purple grapes.

For their first television ad, in 1975, they had hired actors who were costumed as huge fruits.
 

Not many people know that Fahrid Murray Abraham, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role of Antonio Salieri in Miloš Forman’s “Amadeus”, starred as the "Leaf" in the original lineup of their advertisement.

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Hands are not sufficient – Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) once bet with his older colleague, compatriot Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), in a crate of best champagne. This bet was some kind of playing competition. They both were supposed to play some difficult composition that Mozart wrote on that day, and see who of them will be able to play it to the end.

Haydn agreed and the notes were placed on the spinet.

Just after a few strokes on the piano, Haydn saw that he wasn't up to it. He slowed down, and eventually stopped playing. This was because, while his two hands were playing at the both ends of the piano, he was supposed to press a key in the middle.

He tried to figure out how to do it, but he was out of ideas.

Then Mozart took his place and started playing.

When he got to that "improbable stroke", Mozart bowed his head and pressed the key - with his nose.

 

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