Fact or Crap Trivia (2013)

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In the 1982 science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, director Steven Spielberg cut Harrison Ford's scene in which he played the headmaster of Elliot's school. Spielberg feared Harrison, a huge star at the time, would distract audiences from the real star of the show, E.T.



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The average human hair grows 0.5 inch per month.

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Even though humans are one of the least hairy of all mammals, the average number of hairs on a human's scalp is between 100,000 and 150,000, all growing at 0.5 inch per month. Is it time for a haircut?



Thursday, June 6, 2013

There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia, the largest country in Arabia, has no permanent rivers or bodies of water. The country depends on rainfall, groundwater, and desalinated seawater for its water supply. This is the reason that only 1% of Saudi Arabian land is able to be cultivated.



Friday, June 7, 2013

Mussolini convinced Berlin, Georgia, to rename itself Rome, Georgia, by giving it a giant statue of himself.

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Rome, Georgia, was named after Rome, Italy, because like Italy's Rome, it was built on seven hills. The connection between the two cities was cemented when in 1929 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini presented this small American city with a replica of the Roman statue of Romulus and Remus, the symbol of Rome, Italy.
 
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Meryl Streep is famous for mastering foreign and domestic accents and dialects. She demostrated this talent in her 1982 Oscar-winning performance as the Polish woman Sophie in Sophie's Choice, among others. Mamma mia, this girl can act!



Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Rolling Stones were named after a song by Johnny Cash.

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This is crap, but Johnny Cash did cover a Rolling Stones song titled "No Expectations" in a bluegrass-inspired version for his 1978 album Gone Girl.



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

You enter the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Vermont, but leave through a door in Quebec.

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The library's collection is in both French and English, and the library and opera house have two addresses, 93 Casewell Avenue, Vermont, and One Church Street, Stanstead, Quebec. It should be renamed the International Library and Opera House!



Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Neil Diamond song "Sweet Caroline" was inspired by JFK's daughter, Caroline.

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The 1969 song "Sweet Caroline" was inspired by a photo Neil saw in a magazine in the 1960s of John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, who was eleven years old at the time. On Caroline's 50th birthday, Diamond performed the song for now Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg via satellite.



Friday, June 14, 2013

Port wine is named after Oporto, Portugal.

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Johnny Rotten was never Tony's roommate. Blair's only direct music connection was when he played the guitar and sang in the rock band Ugly Rumours while studying law at St. John's College, Oxford, during the 1970s. He earned a place in the band by imitating Mick Jagger signing "Satisfaction."



Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Michael Jackson purchased the skeleton of the Elephant Man, John Merrick.

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Michael Jackson didn't buy the skeleton of the Elephant Man, but he did try. In 1987 Michael placed a million-dollar bid on the skeleton but was outbid. So sad, Bubbles would have loved it!



Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cheddar is the national cheese of Norway.

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Norway's national cheese is a goat cheese called Geitost or Gjetost (pronounced Yay-Toast). Cheddar is the unofficial national cheese of England. Cheddar was first made during the 12th century in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, England.



Thursday, June 20, 2013

South Africa has three capital cities.

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Bloemfontein is the capital of the judicial branch of the government, Cape Town is the capital of the legislative branch, and Pretoria serves as the home or capital of the administrative branch of South African government. Something for everyone!



Friday, June 21, 2013

Lakshmi Tatma was born with four arms and was named after a multi-armed Hindu goddess.

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Lakshmi was named after the Hindu goddess of wealth and was born with four arms and four legs. She was one of a pair of infants that developed in the womb abnormally as one person. This condition is known as ischiopagus conjoined twins. In 2007 Lakshmi underwent a series of successful operations to separate and remove the legs, arms, and other body parts of her partially developed twin.
 
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It is true, but it's a myth that they bury their tiny little brains in the sand. When faced with a danger they don't duck for cover, they run - up to a sustained speed of forty miles an hour.



Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Oregon-born Billy Idol picked up his English accent while studying astrophysics at Cambridge.

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Billy was born in Stanmore, Middlesex, England, raised in Surrey, and attended Sussex University where he studied English for only a year. And except for the four early childhood years he spent in America, he has always made his home in England.



Wednesday, June 26, 2013

The world's most dangerous snake, the black mambo, is named for the mambo-like dance moves it makes.

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Africa's black mamba (not mambo) or black-mouth mamba snake gets its name from the black color inside its mouth. Of the over 2,790 species of snakes worldwide, the black mamba is the fastest, but it is only among the top ten of the world's most venomous land snakes. Definitely not the world's best pet.



Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Toyota Prius gets its name from the Latin for "superior lifestyle."

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