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Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third.
The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing. The silhouette on the Major League Baseball logo is Harmon Killebrew. The silhouette on the NBA logo is Jerry West. The Andy Griffth Show was the first spin-off in TV history. It was a spin-off of the Danny Thomas Show. Great Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps. Hence, the postage stamps of Britain are the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin. Artist Constantino Brumidi fell from the dome of the U.S. Capitol while painting a mural around the rim. He died four months later. Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for Lord of the Flies, and this is where the books title comes from. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning 'containing arsenic.' 'Polish' is the only word in the English language that when capitalized is changed from a noun or a verb to a nationality. There are only three world capitals that begin with the letter 'O' in English: Ottawa, Canada; Oslo, Norway; and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 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 Avalanche, The Tampa Bay Lightning. Football: None. Antonia ('Tonie') Nathan, the 1972 Vice-Presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, was the first woman in American history to receive an electoral vote. The abbreviation 'ORD' for Chicago's O'Hare airport comes from the old name 'Orchard Field.' The permanent teeth that erupt to replace their primary predecessors (baby teeth) are called succedaneous teeth. Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate Army, remains the only person, to date, to have graduated from the West Point military academy without a single demerit. Emus have double-plumed feathers, and they lay emerald/forest green eggs. Months that begins with a Sunday will always have a 'Friday the 13th.' Easter is the first Sunday after the first Saturday after the first full moon after the equinox. (The equinox is quite often March 21, but can also occur on the March 20 or 22.) Hulk Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea. All of the officers in the Confederate army were given copies of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, to carry with them at all times. Robert E. Lee, among others, believed that the book symbolized their cause. Both revolts were defeated. Shirley Temple always had 56 curls in her hair. The highest scoring word in the English language game of Scrabble is 'Quartzy'. This will score 164 points if played across a red triple-word square with the Z on a light blue double-letter square. It will score 162 points if played across two pink double-word squares with the Q and the Y on those squares. 'Bezique' and 'Cazique' are next with a possible 161 points. All three words score an extra 50 points for having seven letters and therefore emptying the letter rack in one go. Paul Revere rode on a borrowed horse that belonged to Deacon Larkin. Both Esther and Song of Solomon do not mention the word God. The most common name in Italy is Mario Rossi. The San Fransisco Cable cars and the St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans are the nation's only mobile National Monuments. A forfeited game is baseball is recorded as a 9-0 score. In football it is 2-0. Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Slaghoople. George Custer, the commanding officer killed at the Little Bighorn, had a highly decorated brother by the name of Tom. Tom is one of 5 Army men to be awarded the Medal of Honor twice (both times were during the Civil War). George was never awarded the high honor. The world's first combat jet fighter was the Me-262 which was deployed by Nazi Germany. The jet, while extremely fast, was not invincible. Within a week of being deployed, a Me-262 was shot down by an American P-51 propeller-driven fighter. The band, Velvet Underground, got the name when a bandmember found a paperback book on a NYC subway. The book was about the 'seamy underbelly' of America's sex life. It was titled, 'The Velvet Underground'. The first Confederate flag captured during the Civil War was by George Armstrong Custer (the same Custer who would later get offed at the Little Bighorn). The first man-made object sent outside of Earth's atmosphere was a V-2 missle constructed by Nazi Germany. The date for the event was Oct. 3, 1942. With apologies to the female character in 'Courage Under Fire', there HAS been a woman awarded the Medal of Honor. The woman was Mary Walker, the deed was nursing, and the time was during the Civil War. Toward the end of her life she liked to dress in mens' clothing and caused enough of a scandal that a movement was begun to strip her of the award. The Confederate constitution forbade the import of slaves (check the CS constitution if you don't believe me). There are more right handed people in the world than left, there are more brunettes than blondes, and more girls than boys The biggest beetle with scientific name Goliash is the size of the pebble what David put in his sling to kill giant Goliash That Mayans of the Meso Americas arrived at zero and without the concept the binary computer numerals would be non existant. That Dennis the Small of the modern calendar, did not know of the zero concept and we are headed into the 21st century and it very well might not be the year two-thousand. Even though nuts is not an ingredient in 3 musketeers they may be found in them because of the way they are manufactured? It is expressly illegal in Texas to have oral [relations] with fowl. The record number of people crammed into a 1998 Volkswagon Bug and still able to close all doors is 18. They were college students Due to the chemical substances within a yaks stomach instead of producing white milk, yaks milk is pink. Pogonophobia is the fear of beards. 'California Girls' by the Beach Boys has an introduction and subsequent chord changes that were revolutionary at the time of its release in 1965. Contrary to popular belief, Blacks did serve as soldiers for the Confederacy during the Civil War. While officially raised regiments by the central government didn't appear until the end, individual states used them. For example, black sharpshooters were apprehended by Union soldiers at Fort Wagner, South Carolina and also a black sharpshooter killed many Northern soldiers who were members of the Army of the Potomac. Everyone believes that the Vietnam War was a war mainly filled with draftees. Not so. America's military during World War II was populated with approximately 66% draftees. During the Vietnam War, the military was filled with 33% draftees. James Eckhouse, who plays Jim Walsh in Beverley Hills 90210, can be seen in the background of the beachside bar in the film 'Cocktail' VW Beetle first year...sold only 330 cars in the U.S. Liquid Paper first year...sold only 1,200 bottles. Cuisinart first year...sold 200 units. Remington typewriter first year...sold 8. SCRABBLE first year...sold 532 games. Coca-Cola first year...sold 25 bottles! Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC, in the month named after him (it used to be Quinctilis). As everyone knows, he was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC. John F. Kennedy was assassinated at exactly 12:30 CST on November 22, 1963. The letter J is not mentioned anywhere in the periodic table. A ylang-ylang is a Malayan tree from the flowers of wich a perfume is distilled A tarn is a small mountain lake Franklin Pierce was the first president to decorate an official White House Christmas tree Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday. This tradition began in 1836. Praying mantids are the only insect that can look over its shoulder (if it had shoulders) by turning its head. A praying mantid's spring to catch prey is faster than insect nerve impulses. So, it can not change directions in mid-spring. Also, the only way for an insect can escape capture is have begun to move before the spring begins or if the mantid miscalcualted. A praying mantid's wide spaced eyes and head movement from side to side are used to traingulate the distance to its prey. The worst prison camp during the Civil War (in terms of percentages of death) was NOT Andersonville but Rock Island, Illinois. This Union camp had an estimated 72% death rate as compared to Andersonville's 27% More fighter pilot aces (those with 5 or more planes shot down) from WWII have come from New Zeland than any other country. The Beatles got their name from a line in the movie 'The Wild Ones'. Lee Marvin's character said the motocycle gang wanted Marlon Brando's charcter back, even the beetles (he was referring to the women in the gang). They changed the 'ee' to 'ea' so it was like the musical term 'beat'. Prostitution was briefly legalized in Nashville by the Union army in order to combat VD. Only prostitutes who were examined by doctors and given a license were allowed to ply their trade (up to this point the VD rate for Union soldiers in the Nashville area was 33% VD rates for the 'wholesome' Union and Confederate armies are estimated to be 10% The first American army to have black officers was the Confederate army (specifically the Louisiana Native Guards) The first successful self-propelled torpedo was tested by the Union army but during the test, it went amuk and sank a Northern ship watching the exercise. Famous Southern general, 'Stonewall' Jackson was killed by his own men (at Chancellorsville) Terry from Illinois was incorrect when he said the geographical center of the United States is in South Dakota. It is in Rugby, North Dakota. There are four states in the USA whose capitals begin with the same letter as the state (Honolulu, HA, Dover, DE, Indianapolis, IN, Oklahoma City, OK) A chow chow dog breed's tongue is dark blue In the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey', the monolith's dimentions are 1:4:9. If you don't immediately grasp the significance, 1,4,9 are the values of the first three squares in our counting system. Because of this, the scientists of the era determined that the fomation of the monolith is impossible by natural forces, and thus concluded that it was carved by an outside intelligence. Why it took them so long is beyond me. The computer HAL, from the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey', gets his name NOT from the one-letter offset of IBM, but from the simple fact that Arthur C. Clarke liked the name, and he would later develop the meaning of the acronym as Heuristically-programmed Algorithimc Logic system. The one letter offset is mere coincidence, and whoever came up with it probably had too much free time on his hands The 'ABC's' has the the same tune as 'Twinkle, Twinkle little star,' and 'Bah Bah Black sheep' Contrary to rumor about the origin of New York's nickname, the 'Big Apple', it has nothing to do with depression-era apple selling. The true origin of the name is a Harlem nightclub named the 'Big Apple' which slowly became associated with the whole neighborhood and in the mid-1970's, the whole city. If all the molecules of DNA in a single human cell were laid side by side they would stretch for 2 meters but it is all packed into a nucleus 10 millionths of a metre across. As of 1997, the Detroit Red Wings have the most Stanley Cup wins for a USA-based NHL team. There is a town in Arkansas called 'Toad Suck'. The insulation of the fuel tanks on a Saturn V rocket was so good that an ice cube placed inside one would take 8 years to melt. John Klawitter, from Grosse Pointe, bears a VERY strong resemblance to Macauley Culkin.... 'Triskaidekaphobia' is the fear of the number 13... Wolves can't bark! Shakespeare was not such a great guy. He did get arrested once for poaching on a Duke or Earl's land. John Quincy Adams enjoyed skinny dipping in the Potomac Arnold Palmer and Mr. (It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood) Rogers were buddies in high school. There exists in the US economy approx. $18.5 trillion in capital stock...more than $70,000 per person. Queen Victoria of England never said 'We are not amused.' Some lying idiot who had no idea what he was talking about made it up. Ancient Romans had a room called a vomitarium. If they felt sick during dinner, they would go in there, throw up then carry on eating. Gross, huh? Enjoy your meal 85% of all women wear the wrong bra size! The fact: 'The only McDonalds with a turquoise 'm' is located in TX. All other McDonalds have to have yellow arches. In Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo', Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) is often seen driving DOWNHILL through San Francisco, but never, ever UPHILL. The Boeing Commercial Airplane factory in Everett, Wahington , is the largest building in the world. The entire Disneyland amusement park, including its parking lots, could fit inside of it. The largest pearl in the world was found in the Philippines which is located in Palawan. It is a size of a tennis ball Winnipeg, Manitoba is the murder capital of Canada. The first doctor to get to lincoln after he was shot was a young army surgeon named Charles Augustus Leale. He was the attending surgeon for the night and head of the catafalque on the train to Springfield. He recognized the location of the wound and performed CPR before helping carry him across the street. His blood stained cuffs and sword are in the Smithsonian. When you lick a stamp you are consuming 1/10 of a calorie! Basketball and Hockey were both invented by Canadians. The Steelers are the only team ever to win the Super Bowl back to back twice. In the early 1900s in Chicago, there were three companies producing elevated train lines in the city. The loop of tracks downtown was already built, and the north side rail lines were nearing being ready to open. However, they had a time limit to open or their contract to construct and operate the lines would close and another company would get the job. Their contract only said that 'rail service' must begin by a certain date. In order not to lose the contract, even though there were not yet ready to open, they sent one train down the exisitng and usable tracks. The city decided that they were not providing rail service, so decided to close down the project. The company continued to run that one train. At Wilson station on the north side, police boarded the train, arrested the operator, and left. They thought this would work, but they did not know there was a plain-clothed man who worked for the company on the train as well. The other man got up, started the train, and continued along the way. Police went downtown to stop the operation. They went onto the tracks to physically block the train. Calmly, the driver accelerated at the police. They jumped out of the way, and nobody was hurt. They went around to the end of the loop where the train would exit, and laid metal on the tracks that would trip the train and cause it to derail. In stead, the operator reversed the train and left the loop the way he came. This chase went on for hours before it finally ended. Needless to say, operation on that line stopped. However, it was later reopened after pleas and legal procedings had granted an extension, and thousands of Chicagoans per day ride those tracks today. In the early 1900s, a CTA elevated rail route (el train line) was proposed to be extended to Linden in Wilmette, IL. Because the [elitist] people of Wilmette did not want the station so the Chicagoans could not come and share their fine beaches and resources, it was hard to put a station there. The land was owned by the rail company and did not need permission to add a station, but the people would try and block construction. One night, a few workers, the necessary tools, and a lot of wood and nails were sent to the site, and a temporary station was constructed. The next morning, rail service began, and continues today. The people, no doubt, grew to like it. The complete Ewok forest from the orginal Star Wars movies consists of 20 pieces. Who was the song 'Sara Smile' written about? Answer: Sara Allen, the long time girlfriend of Daryl Hall from the group known as Hall and Oates. Popular in 1975, she still remains smiling by his side. Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates, the number one recording duo in history's real name is Daryl Franklin Hohl. His family is German and his great grandmother was a revolutionary war spy.
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