Tell Me Something I Don't Know

[BookstoreEscapee]

Leonard DiCaprio was kicked off the set of Romper Room at age 5 for being disruptive.

[Lady Legira]

There is a Maize Maze Assocation in the UK

[Andrew B.]

George Custer was only a Brevet Major General during the American Civil War. Afterward he was a Lt. Colonel. He was also acting in direct violation of his orders at the time of his infamous last stand.

[Jester]

Madonna's last name is Ciccone. (At least, it was before any of her marriages. No idea if she ever changed it.) Her real first name really is Madonna.

Stevie Nicks' real first name is Stephanie. As a young child, she could not pronounce her own name, and it came out as Stevie. And that's how she got that nickname. Also, she's from my home state of Arizona.

As is David Spade, though if you ever hear him talk about it, he clearly loathes the place. To be fair, Nicks grew up in lovely Scottsdale, and Spade is from Casa Grande, which is far more like what most people think of Arizona (dry, dusty, desolate, and boring) than Scottsdale or the Phoenix area.

David Bowie's real name is David Jones, but he adapted the stage name of Bowie to avoid confusion with Davey Jones of The Monkees.

Alice Cooper's real name is Vincent Furnier.

Cider and all malt liquor beverages are, by the strictest definition, beer.

St. Augustine's claim of being the oldest city in America is only partially true. They are the oldest continuously inhabited city. There is an older city in New Mexico that was abandoned for a time early in its history. But at least St. Augustine can claim oldest city in Florida without dispute!

The International Swimming Hall of Fame is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Garlic is a member of the lily family.

The oldest logo/trademark it the world is the red star of Bass Ale fame.

The first North American football team, college or pro, to put an emblem, logo, or decoration on their helmets other than a stripe was the Cleveland Rams, when before a game, one of their receivers painted horns on his helmet.

Jester's Bar Bet tip: wager someone a drink they can't tell you which of the 32 current NFL franchises is the oldest continuously run franchise. Rare is the person that will know that the answer is the Arizona Cardinals, founded in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, and run continuously since, through several cities. They were founded 23 years before the NFL officially formed. (I'm a great one for NFL trivia!)

Arizona Iced Tea is made in New York.
Arizona Jeans Company is based in Chicago.

Key West got its name because English-speakers tend to butcher the language. No, seriously! When the original pirates first found Key West, the found an uninhibited island that mysteriously had tons of human skeletons scattered across it. So they named it "Island of Bones." Since they were Spanish, the actual name was "Cayo Hueso." (Pronounced KIE-oh WAY-so.) When the English came along, they mangled "Cayo Hueso" into "Key West." And THAT is why a bunch of islands off the southern tip of Florida are called "Keys" rather than islands.

[klhanson]

elephants cant jump

[paintballworker]

All things nuclear fascinate me, from reactors to nuclear weapons, from Darlington to Hiroshima.

I wrote a essay(just for fun) on the evolution of nuclear weapons and their usage. My laptop's background is the famous Operation Crossroads-Baker shot.

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That black smuge is said to be the 27,000 ton USS Arkansas

[fireheart]

On a lighter note, Barbie's (the doll's) full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Fun fact: in Iran/Saudi Arabia, they've banned the sale of Barbie (no surprises there) because of her indecent clothing and lifestyles. (to them. I can understand this to a point since they seem to have focused on more fashion-conscious Barbie and less "good role model" Barbie)

Instead, they've promoted the sale of Fulla dolls, which are also sold in a number of other countries. She's designed to be a role model to Muslim girls. Therefore, all the clothing covers shoulders and the skirts are longer than knee length. They've also put more focus on the careers, but she doesn't have a boyfriend

Iran also introduced dolls called Sara and Dara, but unlike Fulla, it's a girl/boy combo.

[AnaKhouri]

I read a book of interviews with Chernobyl survivors. Prolonged radiation sickness has to be the absolute worst way to die.

On a lighter note, Barbie's (the doll's) full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

[SongsOfDragons]

Urk. You try to think of useless factoids and they all swim out of your head. XP

Benicio Del Toro wears a ring with a wooden stone in it, so that when he needs to "knock on wood," he can do so easily.

I just tap myself on the head...my surname is Wood.

In the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, a new mineral was discovered. Chernoblyite was found in the corium lava(the glassy material formed after a meltdown), and is highly radioactive(up to 10% of it's content is uranium).

I have a morbid fascination with radioactive stuff. I remember reading about the 'Elephant's Foot', corium from the Chernobyl meltdown that ended up several stories below the reactor in a massive two-tonne lump that was so radioactive it borked the camera-on-wheels they had to send in to look at it, let alone getting a man in close proximity. I recently saw this photo... and went what are you doing there man?!

[paintballworker]

In the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, a new mineral was discovered. Chernoblyite was found in the corium lava(the glassy material formed after a meltdown), and is highly radioactive(up to 10% of it's content is uranium).

Chernobyl is also one of two Level 7 INES(International Nuclear Event Scale) disaster - the other being Fukushima Daiichi.

Three Mile Island, the other (in)famous* nuclear accident, rates a 5 on the scale.

This has been a service of the PBW School of Nuclear Trivia.

*any discussion on my use of these words should be left to fratching or a pm.

[sms001]

Christina Hendricks, of Mad Men fame,

And Firefly!

[firecat88]

A tie-in novel was written for the game The 7th Guest. It goes into better detail about the lives of Stauf and the guests.

(Picture by me. Because I just got a copy of it today.)

[Aislin]

Hippo milk is naturally pink.

[Antisocial_Worker]

Christina Hendricks, of Mad Men fame, in addition to possessing perhaps the finest natural bosom in Hollywood, can also play the accordion. She is a natural blonde, but began dyeing her hair red after reading Anne of Green Gables as a child... and speaking of, she's from Knoxville, Tennessee.

[Kal]

A group of baboons is called a "flange". This was made up for a comedy show called "Not the Nine O'Clock News", somehow made its way into a scientific usage, and is now the official term for it.