PalacePrincess Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 as anyone who knows me can attest to, i am a sucker for interesting tidbits of information and trivia(l)-like facts. what are some you've come across? here's a few to start: 1. green peppers have more vitamin C than oranges 2. the people who live around lake ontario have the highest concentration of thyroid problems per capita in the world (get those bathin' suits on kids!) 3. the tin man from the wizard of oz was originally played by a different actor. the makeup used to create the silver tin look was basically white clown makeup with real aluminum dust sprinkled on top. after a few weeks of working in the costume, the actor had inhaled so much of the aluminum dust his lungs basically neared collapse and he had to be hospitalized. the makeup was changed to a paste form instead.... and while off work recuperating, the actor was fired and replaced with the tin man you see today to avoid production delays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinw Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Green, yellow, red and orange peppers are all the exact same, just at a different state of "ripeness" (is that a word?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 3. The actor in question, Buddy Epsen, went on to fame and fortune starring as Jed Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show! Voila, that completes today's useless fact of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Onions have no flavor, only a smell. 99% of people cannot lick their elbow. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records, and 1 infamous conquest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Beer isn't good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Tomatoes were a gift to Italy from America, I'm not sure when, but I think it was about a hundred years ago. Before then, no tomatoes to be found in traditional Italian cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 When Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherfore art thou, Romeo?" she isn't wondering where he is, but rather is commenting on his being named Romeo. "Now that I know that, what do I do?" RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 "Corned beef" has nothing to do with the food we know of as corn. It's called that because it was originally made by curing beef with salt, which came in the form of pellets, or kernels, which were known as "corns" of salt. In fact, the food we know of as corn gets its name because it's in the form of kernels. Even back in ancient Roman times, they had a food known as "cornmeal", because it was made from grains (wheat) that came in the form of kernels, even though corn is a New World food. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyRage Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Marco -- I cannot get past your Simpson's quote. Mr. Sparkle kicks ass. Best episode ever (almost). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 tomatoes! "plum(b)" near forgot(heehee) about this one -- cherry tomatoes don't exist in nature. we invented them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Rob Not Bob: When Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherfore art thou, Romeo?" she isn't wondering where he is, but rather is commenting on his being named Romeo. "Now that I know that, what do I do?" RnB Close, but it had to do with his last name- Montague vs. Capulet Here's one: President Lyndon Johnson nicknamed his penis "Jumbo." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 quote: President Lyndon Johnson nicknamed his penis "Jumbo." Maybe that's why some people call them Johnsons Clinophobia is the fear of beds. Most toilets flush in E flat According to Beatles producer George Martin, Neal Hefti's catchy composition of the 1960's "Batman" Emmy-winning theme song inspired George Harrison to write the hit song "Taxman." Dark Side of The Moon (a Pink Floyd album) stayed on the top 200 Billboard charts for 741 weeks! That is 14 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey d Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 quote: Most toilets flush in E flaton a side note, my music teacher at school controlled the wattage of the lightbulbs in the music room in order to keep them in a b flat pitch due to the fact that most songs played in music class and the school band are in b flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Stapes: Most toilets flush in E flat... and most American-made cars honk in "F". The ostrich egg is the largest single cell (biological, not jail). An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 and most telephone dial tones are in "F" (for the next time your tuner is out of batteries... easier, though perhaps not as fun, than using the car horn) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 definitly not as fun as tuning to your carhorn lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 One of the human male testicles is looped around the hi-way that connects the bladder and the kidney, thus leaving that uneven balance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 wonton spelled backwards in NOT NOW. there ya go- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 I like this thread, though I'll abstain from adding a bit of trivia, because a month ago I started putting different interesting facts in my signature. Yes, velvet is the gift that keeps on giving. Okay, can't resist one: The "Ye" in "Ye Olde Taverne," is pronounced "the," not "yee." and a quiz: According to Billboard, only two songs with the word "summer" in the title have ever been #1. Any guesses? Winner gets...the answers right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 I have nothing to contribute at this time, but could you please tell me the "summer" hit...it's driving me batty! Summer Lovin' Summer in the City Cruel Summer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Summer in the City is one of them, good for you. I'll give you a hint: The other one is an instrumental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Summervescence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Theme from "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith CD please! (TM Booche) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 gotta be Satriani's "Summer Song".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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