Interesting Fact(s)

[PalacePrincess]

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.

[colinw]

Green, yellow, red and orange peppers are all the exact same, just at a different state of "ripeness" (is that a word?)

[Guest Low Roller]

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!

[MamaPink]

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.

[Booche]

Basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain holds 56 NBA records, and 1 infamous conquest.

[Stapes]

Beer isn't good for you.

[MarcO]

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.

[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

[bradm]

"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 It's called that because it was originally made by curing beef with salt, which came in the form of pellets, or kernels, which were known as "corns" of salt.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

[TonyRage]

Marco -- I cannot get past your Simpson's quote.

Mr. Sparkle kicks ass. Best episode ever (almost).

[PalacePrincess]

tomatoes! "plum(b)" near forgot(heehee) about this one -- cherry tomatoes don't exist in nature. we invented them.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

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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

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Close, but it had to do with his last name- Montague vs. Capulet

Here's one:

President Lyndon Johnson nicknamed his penis "Jumbo."

[Stapes]

quote:

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President Lyndon Johnson nicknamed his penis "Jumbo."

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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.

[mikey d]

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Most toilets flush in E flat

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on 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.

[arcane]

quote:

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Originally posted by Stapes:

Most toilets flush in E flat

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... 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.

[paisley]

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)

[Tooly]

definitly not as fun as tuning to your carhorn lol

[c-towns]

One of the human male testicles is looped around the hi-way that connects the bladder and the kidney, thus leaving that uneven balance...

[shainhouse]

wonton spelled backwards in NOT NOW.

there ya go-

[Velvet]

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.

[Patchoulia]

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

?

[Velvet]

Summer in the City is one of them, good for you. I'll give you a hint: The other one is an instrumental.

[Booche]

Summervescence?

[dave-O]

Theme from "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith

CD please! (TM Booche)

[SolarGarlic]

gotta be Satriani's "Summer Song"....