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Archive Category: Mentalfloss TV Theme Songs That Will Never Die. Star Trek- composed by Alexander Courage Did you know that the Star Trek theme music has lyrics? Neither did composer Alexander Courage when he signed a deal to write the music. The fine print gave the show’s creator, Gene Roddenberry, the option to write words to Courage’s tune – and he did. Check out these opening lines: Beyond the rim of the starlight / My love is wand’ring in starflight. Even though the lyrics were never used, Roddenberry still got half the royalties for the theme Sources: www.neatorama.
Here is an article with 12 in it: 12 Oddly Specific Museums Preserving Our History 1. The SPAM® MuseumIf the on-site “wall of SPAM” is any indication, a tour through the SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota, is guaranteed fun for the whole canned-pork-loving family. SPAM’s parent company, Hormel Foods, opened the establishment in 2001 to the tune of almost 5,000 cans of SPAM. One of the main attractions is a scale model of a SPAM plant, where visitors can don white coats and hairnets while pretending to produce America’s favorite tinned meat. 2. National Museum of Funeral HistoryIt’s pretty hard to argue with the motto “Any Day Above Ground is a Good One.” So goes the backhanded optimism of the NationalMuseum of Funeral History, a Houston facility that opened in 1992. Visitors are treated to exhibits that include a Civil War embalming display and a replica of a turn-of-the-century casket factory. In addition, the museum boasts an exhibit of “fantasy coffins” designed by Ghanaian artist Kan
