Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

3. The dot over the letter i is called a 'tittle'.

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is NOT the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled

8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

17. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time (hence, multi-tasking was invented).

18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was a Captain Kirk's mask painted white.

25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19 You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

27. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!

30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.

34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart. 'Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. O. J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the ONE woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and they haul her fanny off to jail.'

Re: Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

Thats pretty interesting.
# 9 is scary, # 5 is an urban legend & # 30 I have to try

Re: Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

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Posted by waypis

# 5 is an urban legend

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Sorry Zuzu - she's right!

Claim: Actress Susan Lucci is the daughter of comedienne Phyllis Diller.
Status: False.

Origins: Rumors that some well-known actor or actress is really the child of an equally prominent but unlikely parent have long been a feature of the motion picture industry. Indeed, wild tales about the questionable ancestry of famous people are found all throughout history. Whereas historical examples of this phenomenon were often attempts to discredit the subject (frequently a political figure) by associating him with someone despised by the public, the 'movie star' rumors are generally little more than entertainment concocted to amuse by associating a star with a 'parent' who is the opposite in appearance or personality.




So, in this case we have the beautiful Susan Lucci, who has played supervixen Erica Kane on TV's 'All My Children' for nearly thirty years posited as the daughter of wacky comedienne Phyllis Diller, known for her trademark frazzled hair and facelift jokes. What better amusing contrast than one between a glamorous soap opera actress and a comedienne known for her self-deprecating jokes about her decidedly unglamorous appearance?

Although their ages don't preclude their being mother and daughter, Phyllis Diller and Susan Lucci are not related. Phyllis Driver was born in Ohio in 1917 and married Sherwood Diller in 1939; they had five children together before divorcing in 1965, none of whom was Susan Lucci (who was born in New York in 1946).

A somewhat more plausible rumor suggested that Susan Lucci was the sister of Robin Strasser, an actress who starred on TV's 'One Life to Live' playing Dorian Lord, a 'character you love to hate role' similar to Lucci's Erica Kane. (Strasser also portrayed Christina Karras on 'All My Children' with Lucci for a time.) This 'two actresses playing similar roles at the same time are related' rumor is equally spurious.

Re: Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

Thanks for posting that, it was interesting to read

Re: Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

I love fun facts, thanks for posting!!

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verry interesting

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I love this trivia but the only thing wrong is that Susan Lucci is not Phyliss Dillers daughter, its just a rumor......they have been saying it for years....

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#9 is scary!

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So does that mean some of us really don't belong to our parents?!

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#7 and #9 scare me...

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There were so many things on there that I had no idea about. thanks for this. I love these types of trivia posts.

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Wow, that's interesting!! Thanks for sharing!

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That was fun - Thank You!

#9 was definitely scary!!!!! And I will be eating a lot of celery & apples until my wedding day!

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k i fixed number 5

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The one about Donald is false too.

Go to www.snopes.com

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Posted by BernandRob

The one about Donald is false too.

Go to www.snopes.com

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read this!!

http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/medina.asp


what!

Re: Some trivia in case you are as bored as I am and awake way 2 late

Oh boy...gotta love these things...

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Holy $hit!!!!!!!!!!! On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. That is pretty scary!!! Where did that fact come from? Are we talking worldwide?

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lol im not sure ... received it in an email ... some of them are not true i have found out so who knows

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but thats scary