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flute is beautiful when it is played well.

Jerry played tuba at parties.

clarinet has a bamboo reed.

piano is a string instrument.

guitar and harmonica compliment each other.

electric violin is almost silent when played without an amplifier.

bowed dulcimer is played with a bow.

acoustic piano usually has a wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings.

violin is also known informally as a fiddle.

glass harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin, this instruments uses same principal as playing on wine glasses.

electric guitar has overtaken violin in a list of most popular musical instruments for children to play... Some 13% of five to 17-year olds play electric guitar, compared with 12% for violin.

main difference between keyboard and piano is that sound is produced electronically and of course it is portable. There are over 12,000 parts in piano, 10,000 of which are moving.

Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington and James Madison all played flute.

He took saxophone from Salvation Army but was caught and had to hand it back.

In one corner was cello; in another a saxophone.

From somewhere in the valley, trumpet sounded four wavering notes.

He played first whistle, then mouth organ, then trumpet.

mustang is a wild horse, not a domesticated racer.

Should you meet jaguar in jungle, just turn slowly, walk away. But slowly, never look back.

I saw cougar slinking toward its prey.

In former times cougar was more abundant than at present.

polecat is just as much a sneak and a thief as it's domesticated cousin and name reflects that.

toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.

dusky salamander lives in southern Appalachian Mountains, and likes to stay at home.

A thief knows a thief as wolf knows wolf.

lone sheep is in danger of wolf.

grey squirrel was introduced into Britain from North America.

A visitor was attempting to lure squirrel close for a picture by dangling and rattling his car keys.

elephant grinds its food with its powerful molars.

full-grown elephant may weigh 2,000 pounds.

It is not good to wake sleeping lion.

lion is often called king of jungle.

zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.

lion was stalking a zebra.

beagle is known for howling at moon.

Sheltie was bred for herding sheep.

dog is a domesticated animal.

domestic cat is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.

average cat sleeps 16-18 hours per day.

ferret is a domesticated animal whose ancestors are believed to be native European polecats.

budgie, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot.

Shetland pony has a low center of gravity, short, thick-set legs and a long shaggy mane.

hamster is a nocturnal rodent.

Slinky was invented in 1943 by Richard James.

Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invented aqualung in 1943.

aerosol spray can was first introduced in early 1940's.

Jeep made its debut on November 11, 1940.

first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexican desert near Alamogordo

first electric blanket was manufactured in the early 1900s.

crossword puzzle invented by Arthur Wynne in 1913.

In 1936 Bell Labs invented voice recognition machine.

microwave oven was invented in 1946.

pop-up toaster was invented in 1921.

cheetah is world's fastest land animal.

world's largest land animal is African elephant.

Asia is largest continent in world.

sun is center of solar system.

largest fresh water lake in world is Lake Superior.

Even though penguin is a bird; it cannot fly.

Mona Lisa is one of most valuable paintings in world.

British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919.