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The housefly’s buzz is almost an F

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Forget the existential dread of modern life; try being a fly buzzing in exactly F major. Physicists realized that the wingbeats of an average housefly vibrate at roughly three hundred and forty-nine Hertz. This perfectly matches the musical pitch of F. So the next time a fly is assaulting your personal space, remember it is essentially performing an unsolicited acapella solo.

The housefly’s buzz is almost an F
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