SUNDAY TRIVIA

Did You know...?

The dunce cap of schoolhouse fame originates from a paper cone that was placed on the heads of accused witches during the Middle Ages. When Joan of Arc was martyred, she was wearing one of them.


The largest eggs in the world are laid by a shark.


A rat can last longer without water than a camel.


The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top like all other beers. No one knows why.


A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

The screwdriver was invented before the screw.


John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and was found in a warehouse. Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was found in a theatre.


If you pause "Saturday Night Fever" at the "How Deep Is Your Love" rehearsal scene, you will see the camera crew reflected in the dance hall mirror.


Earth is the only planet not named after a God.


Pamela Lee-Anderson is Canada's Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence.


Only female mosquitoes bite.


Ancient drinkers warded off the devil by clinking their cups.


Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.


The first inter-racial kiss on TV was in an original "STAR TREK" episode entitled "Plato's Stepchildren". The kiss was between Nichelle Nichols and William Shatner.


If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning before you will die of oxygen deprivation.


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. The skipper's real name on Gilligan's Island is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on the radio newscast about the wreck. The Professor's real name was Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann's last name was Summers and Mrs. Howell's maiden name was Wentworth.