Tuesday 11 December 2007

Odd facts that happen to be true

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No fancy graphics for this review of a 'distracting' website however this site will save you from boredom as some of the trivia listed here is endlessly fascinating and is the kind of thing that sparks controversy in the bar or office or at the dinner table. I'd recommend memorizing just a few of these amazing facts to sprinkle into the conversation over Christmas and you wont be bored!

Odd facts that happen to be true

Here are a few samples of some of the facts on this trivia site:

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

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.

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

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

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

My favorite has to be the gem

Shaggyfrom scooby Doo is a vegetarian by force. He never gets to eat meat in the show. That is because Casey Kasem is a vegetarian and requested that Hanna Barberra make Shag one also.



Have fun exploring this one!

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