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Random Funny Facts
* Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that
was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was
Willy.
* Dr. Seuss and Kurt Vonnegut went to college together.
They were even in the same fraternity, where Seuss decorated the fraternity
house walls with drawings of his strange characters.
* The Les Nessman character on the TV series WKRP in
Cincinnati wore a band-aid in every episode. Either on himself, his glasses, or
his clothing.
* John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John
Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre."
* Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for
"Lord of the Flies", and this is where the book's title comes from.
* The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman
Catholic church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate
is always appointed to give an alternative view.
* Before Prohibition, Shlitz Brewery owned more
property in Chicago than anyone else, except The Catholic Church.
* It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the
time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the
46th word from the first word is 'shake' and the 46th word from the last word is
'spear'.
* In 1986 Danny Heep became the first player in a World
Series to be a designated hitter (DH) with the initials "D.H."
* In the four major US professional sports, (Baseball,
Basketball, Football, and Hockey), there are only seven teams whose nicknames do
not end with an "S:" Basketball: The Miami Heat, The Utah Jazz, The Orlando
Magic. Baseball: The Boston Red Sox, The Chicago White Sox. Hockey: The
Colorado valanche, The Tampa Bay Lightning. Football: None.
* In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked,
"They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few
hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first,
and only, home run.
* When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play
football at home to a sellout crowd, the full stadium becomes the state's third
largest city.
* Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
* The lifespan of a tastebud is ten days.
* Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
* The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of
"F".
* If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will
keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
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