Monday, 24 October 2022

Some interesting trivia

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. 

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

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

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

 The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. 

 The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA.' 

 The original name for butterfly was flutterby. (And that is a more accurate description) 

 Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.  

 Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 

 The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher. 

 The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. 

 Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

The Marx Brothers were Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo and Chico.

The Three Stooges were Larry, Curly and Moe.

The Seven Dwarfs were: Happy, Doc, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Bashful, Dopey.

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