This is a thread to post random facts I'll start

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly

The sun dosent rise on Mercury

Maine is the only state with one syllable.

In your lifetime, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin.

Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two non consecutive terms.


William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison remain the only grandfather grandson presidents.

Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'

Olivia de Havilland is the last surviving star of 1939's "Gone With the Wind."

Olivia de Havilland is the last surviving star of 1939's "Gone With the Wind."

Ann Rutherford is still alive.

the name "the white house" came from Theodore Roosevelt

The average person eats an average of 30 pounds of cheese per year. :eek:

Here are a few:

-Abraham Lincoln faces right on the penny while the other U.S presidents on their coins face left.

-The idea for the microwave came from a man whose chocolate melted as he passed a radiation tube.

-Nobody actually sings "Batman!" in the Batman (1960's) theme. What is thought of as cries are actually horns.

No word in the the English dictionary rhymes with "MONTH"

Chris Butler's The Devil Glitch is currently the longest pop song ever recorded.
It is 69 minutes long and came out in 1996.

Ann Rutherford is still alive.

Yep, so is Cammie King.

the voice on the radio in "ADAM-12" was a real Los Angeles police announcer.

The train on "PETTICOAT JUNCTION" only had 1 set of driver wheels (the big wheels). They would have to move them to whatever side faced the camera.

On the 1950's TV show Supermanthe voice over was done by B movie actor Bill Kennedy. Later Bill Kennedy moved to Detroit where from the mid 60's to 1983 he hosted the local Bill Kennedy at the Movies, where he showed old films and dished out various movie facts in between.

Ann Rutherford is still alive.

Yeah, so's Bonnie Blue, but would you really call them the stars of the movie?

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year

It is impossibe to sneeze with your eyes open.

The Bee Gees' first public performance occurred in late December 1957 (estimated to be 28th December 1957) at the Gaumont cinema when they were children living in Manchester. Barry was 11 and Robin and Maurice had turned 8 on 22nd December. They had intended to mime to the album (it has been guessed that the album may have been the Everly Brothers' Wake Up Little Susie) but on the way to the cinema Maurice dropped it and it broke so they had to sing for real.

Most people have no idea what their own voice sounds like.

Yeah, so's Bonnie Blue, but would you really call them the stars of the movie?

Ann Rutherford received fifth billing and was credited so yes, She qualifies as being one of the stars. Phyllis Douglas, no because she was uncredited.

There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Ann Rutherford received fifth billing and was credited so yes, She qualifies as being one of the stars.

I stand corrected :)

There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower

And I personally walked each of them! :wave:

Woodrow Wilson is the only president to have a PHD

Eminem has won more Oscars than Alfred Hitchcock.

Valerie Bertinelli auditioned for the role of Brenda Walsh, but was not picked. This is only an interesting fact for me because Valerie Bertinelli and Shannen Doherty are my two all time favorite actresses.

The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off. puke:

In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites.

No president of the United States was an only child.

Ants never sleep.

Canada is an Indian word meaning ''Big Village''.

sharks have to keeo swiming in order to stay alive. If they stop, they'll sink and drown.

1984's Red Dawn was the first movie to earn the PG-13 rating.
Was said to be the most violent film of its time when released.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.


One of my friends from high school was double-jointed and she could lick her elbow. :crazy:

The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.

Standard American car horns beep in the tone of F.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a five-card poker game.

North Carolina has more paved miles of road than any other state.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

Apples are more efficent at waking you up in the morning than caffeine.

Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

China has more English speakers than the United States.

Every year, the moon moves 1/2 inch further from the earth.

Red is the most commonly colored vehicle involved in accidents each year.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA.

Only three presidents went from the senate to the white house. They are Warren Harding, John Kennedy, and Barak Obama.

Someone from Michigan! :wave:

Kalamazoo is 95 miles away from Hell.

A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks!

Robert Wadlow is said to be the tallest person to have ever lived. He was 8 feet 11.1 inches and passed away age 22 in 1940.

If all the Coca-Cola vending machines in the U.S. were stacked one on top of each other, the pile would be over 450 miles high.

Ronald Reagan was the only president to be divorced.

Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton are the only non-presidents pictured on US currency.

Gerald Ford was the only president to be adopted.

Alexander Hamilton is the only person facing the left on US paper currency.

The $2 bill has never been discontinued.

Of all his careers, George Washington took the most pride in being a farmer.

Mark Twain wrote his novels on a pool table.

Valerie Bertinelli auditioned for the role of Brenda Walsh, but was not picked. This is only an interesting fact for me because Valerie Bertinelli and Shannen Doherty are my two all time favorite actresses.

Valerie was almost 30 at the time, so she was probably considered too old.

1984's Red Dawn was the first movie to earn the PG-13 rating.
Was said to be the most violent film of its time when released.


It was the first movie to be released with the PG-13 rating, but it was
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and Gremlins that actually inspired
this rating.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it

When Tomorrowland first opened in Disneyland, it was supposed to represent the world in 1984 :lol:

The first children allowed inside Disneyland were the Mouseketeers.

Walt Disney's middle name was Elias.

The first season of Mr.Ed was syndicated because the three networks passed on it. It became such a hit CBS picked it up for the second and the remaining seasons.



The Edge of Night is the first soap opera to switch networks. The show started on CBS in 1956, and moved to ABC in 1975. The show was cancelled in 1984.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

The first season of Mr.Ed was syndicated because the three networks passed on it. It became such a hit CBS picked it up for the second and the remaining seasons.



The Edge of Night is the first soap opera to switch networks. The show started on CBS in 1956, and moved to ABC in 1975. The show was cancelled in 1984.


Search For Tomorrow also ran on two networks. It ran on CBS from 1951 to
1982 and then on NBC from 1982 to 1986. It was cancelled in December
1986.

According to http://www.moviebodycounts.com/ the film to date with the highest body count is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with 836 kills.

The average person eats an average of 30 pounds of cheese per year. :eek:
I'm sure I've eaten more than that already. :lol:

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
I WISH.

The Arabs invented caramel, which served as a depilatory (hair removal) for women in a harem.

People were using garlic to repel vampires long before Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published. Folklorists suggest it is because vampires have a heightened sense of smell and the garlic’s strong smell was overpowering. Garlic is proven to be effective against two other bloodsuckers: mosquitoes and ticks.

A row of corn always has an even number.

An American will typically eat the equivalent of 28 pigs in his or her lifetime.

The Fresh Kill Landfill in New York and the Great Wall of China are the only two man-made objects that can be seen from space.

It is more likely that Americans will recycle than vote.

In the U.S. alone, 18 billion diapers are thrown out a year. :eek:

Plastic bags are easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.

In 1971, Oregon became the first state to pass a bottle bill designed to increase recycling and decrease litter by giving consumers a financial incentive to recycle. Under the bottle bill law, consumers can receive money for recycling soft drink and beer containers rather than throwing them out.

Over 70% of e-waste ends up in China, where much of it is recycled in family-run workshops. Their methods of recycling are often rudimentary and can create serious environmental contaminants and health risks. (CSI:NY just did an episode about that)

Cigarette butts and filters take 12 years to biodegrade. An aluminum can takes between 200 to 500 years to biodegrade. Plastic diapers and sanitary pads take between 500-800 years. Styrofoam takes more than 5,000 years. And it would take a glass bottle 1 million years to biodegrade.

Humans smell “in stereo.” Scent signals from each nostril travel to different regions in the brain. This may help a person determine the direction the odor is coming from.

Humans produce about 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime. Saliva is required for taste—until food is dissolved by saliva, we cannot taste it.

Hearing is one of the less acute senses in humans, compared to the many other animals which can detect sound at much higher and lower frequency than humans can.

Most likely due to poor nutrition as children, many Greeks and Romans were shorter than people today. Men from Pompeii, for example, averaged 5 ft. 5-½ in. and women averaged 5 ft. 2 in.

Vitamin D is unusual because it is the only vitamin that can be synthesized in the body. Sunlight is the main source of Vitamin D, though sunscreen lotions with high SPF can prevent vitamin D formation. Vitamin D is also the only vitamin that is a hormone.

It takes 3500 calories to make a pound.

Temperature can affect appetite. A cold person is more likely to eat more food.

Insects such as termites and ants provide 10% of the protein consumed worldwide. Where insects are an integral part of a diet, they contribute as much as 40% of protein.

In the United States, it is estimated that every adult unconsciously consumes one pound of insects each year due to garden produce, poor restaurant and home hygiene, and commercial foods for which the USDA allows a certain amount of insect fragments. Peanut butter, for example, is allowed to have 30 insect fragments per 100 grams. puke:

All parts of an egg are edible, including the shell which has a high calcium content.

Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the U.S. are pregnant.

About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins. This rate is an increase of nearly 60% since the early 1980s. However, 17% of pregnant women over 45 will give birth to twins.

Nigeria has the highest twinning rate in the world at around 4.5%. Some experts attribute this number to the large consumption of yams in Nigeria.

The average size of a full-term baby in the U.S. is 8 pounds. This is an increase from an average size of 6 pounds 30 years ago.

The largest surviving baby ever born weighed 14 pounds, 13 ounces and was nearly 23 inches in length.

According to a Time Magazine article published in 1945, the longest pregnancy on record is 375 days (as opposed to the usual 280 days). Amazingly, the delivered baby was only 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

Worldwide, there are currently three sets of surviving septuplets: one in Iowa, U.S.; one in Washington, D.C., U.S.; and one in Saudi Arabia.

Carl Perkins recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" is the only song to go to number 2 on the pop, country and R&B charts.

A dentist invented the electric chair.

Dick Sargent was offered the role of Darrin Stephens first, but was under contract elsewhere, so Dick York got the part.

Dick Sargent was offered the role of Darrin Stephens first, but was under contract elsewhere, so Dick York got the part.

And then Dick Sargent eventually replaced him

Otis Campbell, the town drunk on the Andy Griffith Show actually did have a job.

He was a glue dipper at the furniture factory. ;)

The word 'rhythm' has no vowels

Herbert Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi River. He was born in Iowa.

Beethoven dipped his head in cold water before he composed

The Rolling Stones made their U.S. TV debut on a show called The Clay Cole Show. It was broadcast in the New York, New Jersey, Conneticiut area.

Real-life murderer Ed Gein was the inspiration for three fictional murderers in the horror genre:

Norman Bates from Psycho - The part about him being devoted to his deceased mother and keeping everything of hers in the same condition. The cross-dressing as well.

Leatherface of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Leatherface was a grave robber, cannibal, cross-dresser, and made things out of human body parts like Gein did. Leatherface also wore a mask made out of human skin.

Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) from The Silence of the Lambs - The idea of wanting to be the opposite sex and as a result Buffalo Bill was making a full human skin suit out of women. Gein wore human skin also.

Bobby Darin was the first white artist to be signed to Atlantic Records.

The most successful selling album is Michael Jackson's Thriller.

860-524-8123 gives you the local time and temp here in CT. I'm the only one who seems to know this!

my toe hurts.

my toe hurts.
x2.

Viggo Mortensen's A History of Violence (2005) was the last major motion picture to be released on VHS.

In your lifetime, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin.

Gross!

The Beach Boys and Guns N Roses have both each recorded a song written by Charles Manson.

the famous scene in the opening of "PETTICOAT JUNCTION" of the 3 daughters looking over the top of the water tower while they're skinny dipping was actually a combination of 3 different shots. (sorry to ruin your fantasy guys!:lol: )

The pig that played Arnold on "GREEN ACRES" had to be replaced a few times because it would outgrow the role (pigs grow to a hieght of something like 3 feet)

Valerie was almost 30 at the time, so she was probably considered too old.

That's what shocked me. She looked young enough at the time though. And hey, let's not forget "Onnnndrea" Zuckerman.

"Rapper's D-light" was the first ever rap song.

Monday has the highest suicide rate out of any other day.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

The official name of Rhode Island is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".

There are twice as many kangaroo's in Australia as there are people.

You burn more calories sleeping then you do watching TV :eek:

Children grow faster in spring time.

for the scene in the movie "SUPERMAN" where Lois Lane was falling off a building and he flew up and caught her, he actually looked up to catch her one night in New York then caught her a year later on a sound stage in England. (sorry to ruin your fantasy:lol: )

When they were filming the movie "MASH" the studio was also filming 2 "contemporary" war pictures at the same time-"Tora, Tora, Tora" & "Patton".

The genes for facial hair and hair loss supposedly come from strictly the mother's side.

That's what shocked me. She looked young enough at the time though.

Do you think Valerie would have had enough sassiness and attitude to pull off the role had she gotten the part?

Elizabeth II is the 32nd great-grandaughter of Alfred the Great. She's also a direct descendant of King John (Prince John of the Robin Hood stories).

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Do you think Valerie would have had enough sassiness and attitude to pull off the role had she gotten the part?


Sassiness, yes. Attitude, hmm I don't know. I've never seen her play a bitchy character.

Days of Our Lives was the first soap opera to be broadcast in color when it premiered on NBC in 1965.

That's what shocked me. She looked young enough at the time though. And hey, let's not forget "Onnnndrea" Zuckerman.

LOL. For a long time I didn't know that Gabrielle was that old when she play Onnndrea until a few years ago after reading an article in People.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
it makes them taste better too.


the only single ever released from Deep Purple's classic "Machine Head" album - the one with iconic songs like "Smoke On the Water", "Highway Star", and "Space Truckin'" - was for a song called "Never Before", the B-side was "When a Blind Man Cries"

it really is a pretty cool song, but the single tanked on the charts so the record company figured the album was destined to be a dud.

the front of the mansion on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" was really the back. They couldn't get permission to film the front.

The theme to "BONANZA" has lyrics; they were only sung once; by the Cartwrights on the first episode.

In 1960, Jackie Gleason hosted a show that was SO BAD he actually apoligized for it on the air.

LOL. For a long time I didn't know that Gabrielle was that old when she play Onnndrea until a few years ago after reading an article in People.


Yeah, I always thought she looked just nerdy, not really older. Then I found out she was 29 when the show first started :eek:. So actually, Valerie getting the part of Brenda wouldn't have been that much of a biggie considering she was only one year older then "Onnnnnnndrea" :lol:.

Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand

Yeah, I always thought she looked just nerdy, not really older. Then I found out she was 29 when the show first started :eek:. So actually, Valerie getting the part of Brenda wouldn't have been that much of a biggie considering she was only one year older then "Onnnnnnndrea" :lol:.

Gabrielle had very nerdy look. She is beautiful though. She didn't look much older than Tori, Shannen or Jennie. I though Ian Zering and Luke Perry looked a little old to be playing teenagers.

Both Ryan O'Neal and Barbara Parkins did guest spots on season 5 of Leave It To Beaver. They would later work together in Peyton Place

Today (22nd March) is 46 years to the day that the Bee Gees released their first single. They're British (all born on the Isle of Man before moving to Manchester where younger brother Andy was born in 1958) but emigrated to Australia in August 1958, returning to England at the beginning of 1967.

The Bee Gees signed their very first record deal in Australia and their first single, The Three Kisses of Love, was released on 22nd March 1963. At the time Barry was 16 and Robin and Maurice were 13.

the author of the book MASH was really a surgeon in a MASH unit during the korean war. He got the idea for the book when he was having dinner one night with another doctor and nurse who served with him, met and got married after the war.

the author of the book MASH was really a surgeon in a MASH unit during the korean war. He got the idea for the book when he was having dinner one night with another doctor and nurse who served with him, met and got married after the war.

He also hated the M*A*S*H TV Show, how I'll never know! ;)

Both George C. Scott and Marlon Brando are the only two actors to refuse an Academy Award.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the Secretary of War under president Franklin Pierce and his father in law was another president Zachary Taylor.

Paul McCartney's actual first name is James. Paul is his middle name.

Smokey Robinson and fellow Miracle Bobby Rogers were born on the same day in February 1940, and in the same hospital in Detroit.

There are 3 classifications of burns. a) First degree burn only involves the outer layer of skin. b) Second degree burn involves several layers of the skin tha become blistered. c) Third degree burn is all layers of the skin,underlying tissue and organs. Nerves are damaged and sometimes destoyed.

Hummingbirds are so small that one of their predators is an insect, the praying mantis.

Heather Locklear is mixed. She has native american/african american in her.

Johm Wayne only won 1 oscar in his entire career-in 1969; as best actor, for the movie "TRUE GRIT". (good movie)

Both George C. Scott and Marlon Brando are the only two actors to refuse an Academy Award.
that's right, George C. Scott for the movie "PATTON" in 1970 and Marlon Brando for "THE GODFATHER" in 1971.

Jack Lord was the first choice to play Captain Kirk on Star Trek

George Lindsey and Martin Landau both turned down the role of Spock

When Martin Landau left Mission Impossible, He was replaced by Leonard Nimoy. The guest star on Nimoy's first episode was William Shatner.

Gene Rodenberry, the creator of "STAR TREK", first wanted DeForest Kelly to play Spock.

Casey Kasem was the first voice for Shaggy on Scooby Doo

Andy Gibb was the first solo artist to have his first three singles go to number one in America.

"The Twist" by Chubby Checker is the only song to go to number one on the charts on two seperate occasions. First in 1960, then again in 1962.

Michael J. Fox's middle name is Andrew. He changed his name to Michael J. Fox because there was already an actor with the name Michael Fox and he didn't want to be known as Michael A. Fox. The "J" was inspired by character actor Michael J. Pollard.

The human bladder can only hold 14 ounces.

Michael J. Fox's middle name is Andrew. He changed his name to Michael J. Fox because there was already an actor with the name Michael Fox and he didn't want to be known as Michael A. Fox. The "J" was inspired by character actor Michael J. Pollard.


The "J" was also inserted so that he could register with the Screen Actor's Guild. The SAG only allows one name to be registered so he had to use a middle initial to avoid confusion with the other Michael Fox.

John Denver's real name was Henry John Deutschendorf.

Alan Alda's real name is Alphonso D'Abruzzo, his father had changed his name to Robert Alda for the acting business, so Alan used Alda and his father suggested Alan for his first name, and he reluctantly agreed. His wife Arlene still calls him "Fonzie" ;)

Wayne Rogers' full name is William Wayne McMillan Rogers III ;)

Wayne Rogers first auditioned for the role of Hawkeye on "MASH". He din't get it; but as he was walking out he picked up a copy of the script, paged through it, saw Trapper and said "Hey, who's this other guy? Let me audition for that role". He did, and got it (obviously):lol: and in so doing, made Lauren and others happy:) (and still does)

When McLean Stevenson got the role of Col. Blake on "MASH" they asked him if he had ever read the book or seen the movie. He hadn't done either so they told him to see the movie to get a feel for the character. This was 1971 and the movie was still playing (it came out in 1970) but only at a small handful of theaters. So he looked in the paper and finally found one, about a half hour away. He drove to it, went up and bought his ticket, went in just before the lights went down and the movie started. Then the curtain opened, it started-and the entire thing was in spanish!!:lol: :lol:

Mary Tyler Moores real name is Mary Moore. She added the Tyler because when she first started acting, and she registered with the screen actors guild, she found that ther was another Mary Moore already registered.

Cary Grants real name was Archiebald Leach.

Wayne Rogers first auditioned for the role of Hawkeye on "MASH". He din't get it; but as he was walking out he picked up a copy of the script, paged through it, saw Trapper and said "Hey, who's this other guy? Let me audition for that role". He did, and got it (obviously):lol: and in so doing, made Lauren and others happy:) (and still does)


Actually, they offered Wayne the part of Hawkeye, but he felt he was more in tune with the character of Trapper :)

Actually, they offered Wayne the part of Hawkeye, but he felt he was more in tune with the character of Trapper :)
well, I was close!:lol:

More babies are born on a Tuesday, than any other day of the week.

~

There are 86,400 seconds in day.

The most common middle name for a girl (in the Untied States) is Marie. In India it is Kumar .

Walter Pigeon was first considered for the lead role in the movie "CASABLANCA".

Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.

when "THE FLINTSTONES" debuted Jackie Gleason was going to sue Hanna-Barbara over it, since it was similar to "THE HONEYMOONERS" but his lawyer talked him out of it.

Jackie Gleason hosted a show once that was so bad, he went on the air and apoligized for it.

Despite the way it sounds, "STAR TREK" was never a big hit in the ratings-not even in the first season.

Bob Dylan's real name is Robert Zimmerman.

Correct! :) I believe his middle name is Allen.

Stephen Still is the only musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice in one night


In 1997 Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Still & Nash were inducted, and Still was a member of both groups.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year.

The last video game released on the Sony PlayStation was FIFA Football 2005.

The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself.

The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning

Of the four commonly used English language words that do not rhyme with any other word, three are colors; 'orange;, 'silver', and 'purple'.

Oh, the other one? Well, 'month', of course. ;)

The origin of the phrase "Say Uncle".

As time went on many families were picking up on the fact that they had a "perverted uncle" who never married and liked being around children. As a result, parents were cautious about said person being around their kids at family functions.

Children were given a warning to "Cry Uncle!" when the said pervert got too close for comfort to the kids and an adult would rush to the childrens' aide.

Eventually it made its way into meaning a sign of surrender among people; like when someone plays the game "Mercy" they would say the word "Uncle" when they give up.

Before he achived his own fame, Jimi Hendrix backed up Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, and Joey Dee & The Starlighters.

Night Fever was inspired by Theme From a Summer Place.

When nobody else is around, 47% of people drink straight from the carton

Gene Rodenberry, the creator of "STAR TREK" came up with the word "phaser" as a variation of the word "laser".
He came up with the transporter because he couldn't think of a way to land the Enterprise.
The original actor to play the captain, Jeffery Hunter, was replaced because his fiancee was also his agent, and she kept making all these ridiclous demands like "Oh, my Jeff can only be filmed in such-and-such lighting, and only at such-and-such an angle" etc. The producers said "Christ, if we have to work with this guy, we'll go nuts"!!! So they replaced him.

Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996

Tomorrow is April Fools Day. It was on that day in 1984 that Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father. It was one day before Gaye's 45th birthday.

The last book in the original GOOSEBUMPS book series was Monster Blood IV; released in December 1997.

Only 51% of South Carolina high school students will graduate, the lowest of any state

When nobody else is around, 47% of people drink straight from the carton


Ewww!

Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.

Harry Truman is the last president who did not attend college.

Berry Gordy wrote the song "Do You Love Me" for the Temptations, but nobody could find them anywhere(they were at a gospel show at a local church), so Gordy gave the song to the Contours.

78% of all statistics are made up.

The original Michael Myers mask was a modified Captan Kirk (William Shatner) mask.

The hair was teased, sideburns cut off, eyes made wider, and spray-painted white.

The original Michael Myers mask was a modified Captan Kirk (William Shatner) mask.

The hair was teased, sideburns cut off, eyes made wider, and spray-painted white.

Cool thanks for posting that James.

Fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting vending machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda.

Judy Garland's real name was Frances Ethel Gumm.

Harold Russell remains the only actor to win two Oscars for the same role, in The Best Years of Our Lives.


http://www.reelclassics.com/Movies/BestYears/images9/by_life46a_homerwilma_wedding.jpg http://www.cristina.org/connections/vol2_issue3/images/pic_russell2.jpg

You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.

MGM first wanted Shirley Temple for the lead in "THE WIZARD OF OZ" but Twentieth-Century Fox wouldn't loan her out.
Also, they first considered W.C. Fields for the wizard.

Fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting vending machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda.

They're going about it all wrong, If it's one of the older can vending machines and your arm is fairly skinny, Just reach up into the door where the can falls through and grab the bottom of the next can and pull down and VOILA! free soda! :happyface

It was on his third appearacne on The Ed Sullivan Show, that Elvis Presley was filmed from the waist up. The other two shows, we see all of the king.

Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.

Four people have played Dr. Hannibal Lector:

Brian Cox originated the role in Manhunter.

Sir Anthony Hopkins played him in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Red Dragon.

In Hannibal Rising, Aaran Thomas played an 8 year old Hannibal and Gaspard Ulliel played him as a teenager.

the sitcom "McHALES NAVY" was originally a drama called "SEVEN AGAINST THE SEA".

Ian Fleming, who created James Bond, gave him the number 007 because those were the last 3 digits of his phone number.

In Spain, it is common to pour chocolate milk on cereal for breakfast.

Abraham Lincoln was the first president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to a second term.

Dig this crazy family tree


Theodore Roosevelt is the uncle of Elenour Roosevelt, and a fifth cousin of Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin and Elenour are also distant cousins.

Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.

MGM first wanted Shirley Temple for the lead in "THE WIZARD OF OZ" but Twentieth-Century Fox wouldn't loan her out.
Also, they first considered W.C. Fields for the wizard.

The producers, Mervyn LeRoy and Arthur Freed always wanted Judy Garland for the role of Dorothy - in fact, Arthur Freed obtained the rights to the book and originally began crafting the film with Judy in mind. However, the studio insisted that they test Shirley Temple for the role, since she was the #1 star at the time and had expressed interest in the part. She did test, but her singing was nowhere near as good as Judy's, and Fox thought they could compete by putting Shirley in "The Blue Bird" the same year. :)

Ian Fleming, who created James Bond, gave him the number 007 because those were the last 3 digits of his phone number.

He also worked in office 007 in London.

The DS in Nintendo DS stands for "Developer's System"

The Beatles movie Help war originally called Eight Arms To Hold You



Elvis Presley's first film Love Me Tender was originally called The Reno Brothers.

The first film to be rated NC-17 by the MPAA was Henry & June (1990); starring Fred Ward and Uma Thurman.

Actor Peter Lorre's daughter was once abducted by the Hillside Stranglers. They let her go when they realized who her father was, because they were fans of his.

B movie actor Bill Kennedy did the voiceover on The Adventures of Superman. He later hosted Bill Kennedy at the Movies. A show where he introduced movies and provided loads of facts about them and the actors. The show aired in the 60's on CKLW, and was moved to WKBD in Detroit from 1969 to 1983.

Austria was the first country to use postcards.

You are ten times more likely to be struck by lightening than to win the lottery.

Before he was in the Police, Andy Summers was briefly in Eric Burdon & The Animals.

Forty percent of Americans have never visited a dentist.

Winona Ryder was born a blonde. Marilyn Monroe and Lucille Ball were both born brunettes.

You are more likely to be attacked by a pig or a deer than by a shark

It is illegal to mispronounce 'Arkansas' while in the state of Arkansas.

Harry Truman was so nearsided that in order to enlist in the army, he had to cheat and memorize the eye chart at the doctors office.

Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.

1987's The Cure for Insomnia is currently the longest movie ever made with a runtime of 87 hours.

Nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes.

The original M&M's were brown, yellow, orange, red, green, and violet.

In 1949 violet was replaced by tan and in 1995 blue replaced tan.

Also, occasionally for sweepstakes a silver M&M is introduced and if found you win a prize.

Justin Timberlake's half-eaten french toast sold for over $3,000 on eBay.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first of fourteen books written by L. Frank Baum about the land of Oz. He was in the midst of writing a fifteenth book when he died. The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is not very faithful to the original story. For example, the land was not a dream, but an actual alternate world, where Dorothy, her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry eventually move to.

Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Alice Liddell, who was the daughter of a friend of his. It was inspired by an afternoon picnic in which the daughters encountered a white rabbit.

L. Frank Baum named the land "OZ" in his books "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ" and the others, because he used to make up stories about the place and tell them to nieghborhood children, before he decided to write them down. He was telling one of the stories once when a little boy inturupted him and asked "But Mr. Baum; what's the name of this land"? He paused, looked around the room and his eyes settled on a file cabinet drawar with the letters "O-Z" on the front. He turned back to the boy and said "The land's named OZ".

Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

Guinness lists Botín as the oldest restaurant in the world. Botín is in Madrid, Spain and has been in operation since 1725.

Luccile Ball lived in the same house for 50 years.

American opera singer Kathleen Battle is (without any real competition) the most hated person in music. She was fired from the Metropolitan Opera in 1994 for "unprofessional actions." While no one denys the beauty of her voice, her offstage antics would often reduce opera workers to tears. Several musicians refuse to work with her at all, and those that do, sometimes charge extra called the "Battle Pay." After she left, workers at the opera house had T-shirts that said "I survived the Battle!" :lol:

http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Pic-Bio/Battle-Kathleen-15.jpg

In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.

Harriet the Spy (1996) was NICKELODEON Studios first motion picture.

In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.

John Larroquette back in 1974 was the opening narrator for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

When the film was remade in 2003 John accepted the offer to come back and narrated.

He also was the narrator of the remake's preqeul The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.

Hitler, who is perceived by many to be one of the most evil people to have ever lived on the planet, led an interesting life. Here are interesting facts about him:

- Hitler was blurry eyed when greeting his generals because he stayed up all night and rarely crawled into bed before dawn.


- Hitler's diet was vegetarian; he ate mainly sweet rolls, pastries, and buttered vegetables. As a result of this he was known to pass gas all of the time from both ends.


- Also due to his diet, which caused him to sweat a lot, Hitler's body odor was terrible. He was known to shower two or three times a day and changed his uniform as well; and he still smelled.


- Hitler was a caffeine addict. He drank thick black Viennese coffee and when he would get wired from it he would go into rants with whoever was unfortunate to be around him at the time and talk about mainly politics, art, and music.


- Hitler thought he was an expert on every topic in the world. At parties when he did not like the music that was playing he would hum his own improvised tunes which how he thought would "make it better".


- Hitler was known to be very kind and gracious towards his secretaries; as well has his dogs.


- Hitler was very fond of American Westerns along with German marital farces/comedies.

Only three catholics have ever ran for president


Al Smith in 1929

John Kennedy in 1960

John Kerry in 2004

Marilyn Manson is one of the only artists (he might be the only one unless there are others I don't know about) to have a symbol as the title of a song.

On the album The Golden Age of Grotesque the 10th track is titled ♠

Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, first featured him in a story called "A STUDY IN SCARLET" and intended for that to be the characters only appearence. But the demand was so great for more stories with him, that he wrote more.
Then, when he killed him off in one story, the public outcry was so great that he was forced to revive the character in another story.

The 3 stooges started to make a TV pilot in 1971, but three-quarters of the way through it; Larry (the curly-haired one for all you non-stooge fans) suffered a stroke and couldn't continue. They finished it by using a stand-in, showing him from the back, and working around him, but it was the only episode.

Children are poisoned most frequently by eating harmful plants.

1973's The Exorcist is one of the few American films to be shot in Iraq.

At the time relations between Iraq and the US were very strained so director Freidkin had to shoot there with a British crew.

The opening and ending shots of the film are in Iraq.

the series "THE FLINTSTONES" was based on "THE HONEYMOONERS" in fact; Jackie Gleason was thinking of suing ov4er it but his lawyer talked him out of it.

O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of "The Terminator" in 1984's The Terminator.
He didn't get the part because the producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer.

O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of "The Terminator" in 1984's The Terminator.
He didn't get the part because the producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer.
:rotflmao: Too nice my ass!

O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of "The Terminator" in 1984's The Terminator.
He didn't get the part because the producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer.
:lol:

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seriously though; I can't even imagine him in that role.

Adolf Hitler applied to art school and wanted to become a professional painter. He painted flowers and sentimental landscapes.

Charles Manson wanted to be a musician. He recorded music with the Beach Boys and Terry Melcher (son of Doris Day).

John Wilkes Booth was a professional actor before he became a presidential assassin.

Henry VIII originally wanted to be a priest.

The first Disney animated theatrical release to get a PG rating was 1985's The Black Cauldron.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) was the first film by Walt Disney Pictures to get a PG-13 rating.

Pert Kelton-the first Alice Kramden on "THE HONEYMOONERS"-was replaced because she was blacklisted.

Mario of Super Mario Brothers was originally a carpenter and was named Jumpman.

His very first appearance was in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong.

After a stint of small appearances in various Nintendo games his popularity grew, was given a new name and occupation (plumber) to appear as a working man, was given his own franchise, and became the most famous mascot of Nintendo.

Halloween's Michael Myers got his name from the distributor who pushed John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 into the London Film Festival.

Carpenter feld that he owed him so he named Michael Myers after him.

- Hitler's diet was vegetarian; he ate mainly sweet rolls, pastries, and buttered vegetables. As a result of this he was known to pass gas all of the time from both ends.


- Also due to his diet, which caused him to sweat a lot, Hitler's body odor was terrible. He was known to shower two or three times a day and changed his uniform as well; and he still smelled.

This is interesting because a vegetarian diet wouldn't normally cause terrible body odor unlike a diet that consisted mainly of meat.

This is interesting because a vegetarian diet wouldn't normally cause terrible body odor unlike a diet that consisted mainly of meat.

All the caffeine, sweets, and butter that he took in all the time caused him to pass a lot of gas.

He also was very fidgety and anxious which added to the reasons why he sweated a lot.

All the caffeine, sweets, and butter that he took in all the time caused him to pass a lot of gas.

That's understandable, I was referring to the body odor caused by sweating.

That's understandable, I was referring to the body odor caused by sweating.

The lack of control he had over his gas caused by his diet stunk up his heavy uniform.

I don't believe the sweat necessarily came from the diet, but the diet caused the gas and the fact that he was very nervous caused him to sweat all the time. His sugar attriubuted to his nervousness so all of this combined caused him to smell.

The lack of control he had over his gas caused by his diet stunk up his heavy uniform.

I don't believe the sweat necessarily came from the diet, but the diet caused the gas and the fact that he was very nervous caused him to sweat all the time. His sugar attriubuted to his nervousness so all of this combined caused him to smell.

The diet itself wouldn't cause the excessive sweating nor would it contribute toward the body odor from the sweating but it would cause the gas problem.

Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.

The state of Nevada, as of now, is the only US state where brothels are allowed to operate legally.

The standard going rate for most of them is $100.00

You can be expected to pay about $300.00 every half-hour for the "services".

Paying for group activites or for a "well-known person" can go up to $2,500 an hour.

People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.

John Quincy Adams is the first president to have his picture taken.

Opponents of Andrew Jackson called him a jackass so much he decided to use it as the mascot for the Democratic party.


Andrew Jackson is the only administration where the United States was debt free.

Matin Van Buren was born in 1782. He is the first American president. All presidents were born before America delcares its independence and thus were considered British subjects.

Actor Vincent Price recorded a soundtrack for the Disneyland Paris "The Haunted Mansion" attraction where he is the narrator of the ride.

The work he did never wound up being used for the attraction; however you can find his recording on "The Haunted Mansion" soundtrack album.

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day, in the same year, February 12, 1809.

There are no direct descendants of Abraham Lincoln.

Robert Todd Lincoln, the only son of Abraham and Marry Todd Lincoln to reach adulthood and marry, had three children: Mary, Abraham and Jessie. Mary's only child, Lincoln Isham, had no children. Abraham lived from 1873-1890 and had no children. Jessie had two children, Mary Beckwith and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, neither of which had any children.

John Quincy Adams is the first president to have his picture taken.
Last week, I watched an HBO Original mini-series about his father, John Adams. He was portrayed by Paul Giamatti. Long, but worth it. He was an interesting man. It was fantastic seeing how the birth of our nation took place. It's on DVD. I got it through Netflix.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/John_Adams/70087091?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=930297715_0_0 (http://www.netflix.com/Movie/John_Adams/70087091?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=930297715_0_0)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472027/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472027/)

Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.

Jean-Claude Van Damme's real name is Jean-Claude Camille Francois Van Varenbergh.

The very first sitcom was the British series 'Pinwright's Progress' which aired in 1946.
The first American sitcom was 'Mary Kay and Johnny' which aired in 1947(It's also the first TV series to show a couple in the same bed)

Two cars from 'Death Race 2000' (1976) can be seen in the 80's comedy 'Earth Girl's Are Easy'- Frankenstein's car, and Calamity Jane's.

The Batmobile from the 60's TV series can be seen in the 80's scifi spoof 'Galaxina'

'Rock & Rule' (1983) is Canada's first feature length animated movie.

Frank Herbert's 'Dune' was first published by Chilton(which is mostly known for it's auto repair manuals)

Mickey Rooney wrote a letter of protest against the first 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' (1984) stating that the "scum" who made it should be "run out of town" for having sullied the sacredness of Christmas. Then in 1991 Rooney stars as Joe Petto in 'Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker'.....

Jerry Lewis is the first filmmaker to develop and use a video-assist device on location.

Jerry Lewis has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame- one for television, one for movies.

Bruce Willis was the first person to ever act for a video game; having provided his voice and image to be digitally altered for the game.

That game was 1998's Apocalypse released on the PlayStation.

i banged my knee this morning and it has been bugging me all day.

Bruce Willis was the first person to ever act for a video game; having provided his voice and image to be digitally altered for the game.

That game was 1998's Apocalypse released on the PlayStation.

Actually, he's not, I'm not sure who was the first, but, three of the Wing Commander games predate 1998 and featured actors like Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies, Josh Lucas.
'Privateer 2' came out in '96, and had Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Clive Owen, David Warner, Jürgen Prochnow.
'Night Trap' for the Sega CD came out in '92 and had Dana Plato.
These were actual live-action performances in the games.

Actually, he's not, I'm not sure who was the first, but, three of the Wing Commander games predate 1998 and featured actors like Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, John Rhys-Davies, Josh Lucas.
'Privateer 2' came out in '96, and had Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Clive Owen, David Warner, Jürgen Prochnow.
'Night Trap' for the Sega CD came out in '92 and had Dana Plato.
These were actual live-action performances in the games.

Yes, I'm aware of that.

Bruce however was the first to have his likeness and body moments made for the digital images of a video game.
They based the character of the game off of Bruce's image and movements.

In India, Pajamas are accepted as standard daytime wearing apparel.

Mickey Dolenz tried out for Fonzie on Happy Days


Family Guy was going to be a MadTV segment


Steve Martin has hosted SNL more times than anyone, 15

Yes, I'm aware of that.

Bruce however was the first to have his likeness and body moments made for the digital images of a video game.
They based the character of the game off of Bruce's image and movements.

Oh, ok, sorry about that, I totally misunderstood what you were saying.

Dang, I brought back up the memory of Night Trap for nothing :happyface

William Henry Harrison was born in 1773 making him the last president elected who was born before the American Revolution.

He also became the first president to die on office and served the shortes term (one month).

Oh, ok, sorry about that, I totally misunderstood what you were saying.

Dang, I brought back up the memory of Night Trap for nothing :happyface

Na, lol. I miss the time of those old FMV video games. In the 1990s those were the big thing.

I still have most of mine. The Sega CD I had broke a long time ago so I got rid of it but the games I held on to.

You can see Night Trap on YouTube; as well as many other FMV games.

Currently the movie with the longest title is:

Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D (1991)

Na, lol. I miss the time of those old FMV video games. In the 1990s those were the big thing.

I still have most of mine. The Sega CD I had broke a long time ago so I got rid of it but the games I held on to.

You can see Night Trap on YouTube; as well as many other FMV games.

My first FMV experience was with the game that came free with the Sega CD- 'Sewer Shark'

'Night Trap' was the first game I rented for it, wow that was bad.

Tequila by the Champs won a grammy award in 1959 for best R&B song.

My first FMV experience was with the game that came free with the Sega CD- 'Sewer Shark'

'Night Trap' was the first game I rented for it, wow that was bad.

I don't think my Sega-CD came with a free game; but I did play Sewer Shark.

I think the first game I got for it was that cowboy shooter Mad Dog McCree.

KISS replacement lead guitarist Bruce Kulick (who played with KISS during the non-makeup years) had lead vocals on only one song in the KISS catalog.

The song was "I Walk Alone" from the album Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions.

In the heyday of Michael Jordan's popularity he was forbidden by contract from signing autographs because his name was worth so much money.

Porn star Marilyn Chambers is the younger sister of Bill Briggs. Briggs is the keyboardist for 1960's garage rock band The Remains.

GoldenEye 007 is one of the few video games based off a motion picture to do very well.

It came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1997 and sold over 8 million copies.

Question Mark & The Mysterians classic "96 Tears" was originally going to be called 69 Tears but even Question Mark couldnt go that far.

The Mysterians got their name from a 1958 Japanese B movie called The Mysterians


Question Mark wanted to sign on the Cameo label because the records were his favorite color orange.

Raymond Burr (of "PERRY MASON") was gay, and he made up the fact that he was married but his wife died of cancer.

Hayden Rourke from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" was also gay; and he lived with another guy near where "IDOJ" was filmed.

Bob Rafelson and Bert Schnider two of the masterminds behind The Monkees gave funds to their friend Dennis Hopper to help him get a film project he was working on off the ground. The film by the way was Easy Rider

The 10th president John Tyler had more children than any other president. He was the father of 15 children. His youngest child Pearl lived all the way up to the 1940's.

Adult movie star, Ron Jeremy, has a master's degree in Special Education.