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Post up facts and things that hardly anyone knows...... (for entertainment purposes only. NO need to fact check)

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Route 66 in Joliet IL used to have figure 8 school bus races. Talk about carnage LOL
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Grundy County Speedway still does a couple figure 8 school bus races each year.
 
Colorado National Speedway is just north of Denver. They run a figure 8 race called the trains. This is three cars hooked together - up front is a mediun to large size car, like a Caddy or Monte Carlo. It has the engine, steering, and a driver but no brakes. The middle car is usually fairly small and is empty. The rear car is small-ish, has a driver and brakes, but no engine or steering. It's a riot to watch, check it out on youtube.
 
Unlike most sitcoms, which typically feature lyrical themes songs, the opening theme song for Seinfeld comprises a unique blend of sounds, ranging from slap bass to tongue clicks and cheek pops. You might not have have known that the theme song changed slightly for every episode, thus there are 172 versions of the opening theme song…

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Covered bridges have been around hundreds of years. But why were they covered in the first place? The reason for the covering is quite simple - wooden bridges, which were common in the U.S. and Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries due to the abundance of timber, deteriorated quickly when exposed to the elements. Rain, snow, and sunlight caused the wood to rot or warp, compromising the materials’ integrity and reducing the lifespan of the bridge. Covering the structure protected the wooden framework and deck. By keeping the timber dry, the bridge’s life could be extended by decades. Uncovered wooden bridges might last just 10, maybe 20 years, whereas some of America’s original covered bridges, such as the Hyde Hall Bridge in New York’s Glimmerglass State Park, remain intact almost 200 years after being built. But there's always some clown around to carve their initials into it...

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The 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia is 227 minutes long. It has 67 named actors in it, and, long before CGI, features a cast of thousands of extras. It contains no dialogue spoken by a female. The film does have some female presence, but it's limited to women waving goodbye to men leaving for war, and later as victims of the war...

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Of the 36 inmates who staged 14 escape attempts over the 29 years that Alcatraz served as a federal penitentiary, 23 were recaptured, six were shot and killed, two drowned, and five - Frank Morris, John and Clarence Anglin, and Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe, are listed as "missing and presumed drowned...

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Cheerios was invented by Lester Borchardt, a physicist working for General Mills in Minnesota. He developed a puffing gun machine that puffed oats into a small “o” shape, revolutionizing the breakfast cereal industry. This innovation led to the creation of Cheerios, which was initially marketed as Cheerioats in 1941. Due to trademark infringement concerns with Quaker Oats, General Mills later changed the name to simply Cheerios in 1945.
 
Kern Dog said:
....The film does have some female presence, but it's limited to women waving goodbye to men leaving for war, and later as victims of the war...
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So I guess they aren't counting O'Toole after he got his salad tossed by the turkish soldiers?:eek::eek:
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Jennifer Jason Leigh is the estranged daughter of the late Vic Morrow.
 
Despite its name, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York State, not Philadelphia. In 1872 William Lawrence, a dairyman from Chester, New York, attempted to make Neufchâtel, a tangy, crumblier cheese product that was popular in Europe at the time. Instead, he accidentally added an excessive amount of cream and created a richer, more spreadable cheese, which would eventually be called "cream cheese". It was not marketed as "Philadelphia Cream Cheese" until 1880...

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The classic lace-up, waist-cinching corset is endlessly versatile and an absolute mainstay of any Renaissance fair outfit. The historical garment is generally thought of as women’s wear -but it wasn’t always that way. During England’s Regency era at the turn of the 19th century, men’s fashion moved away from powdered wigs and elaborate, stiff fabrics. Dandyism, it was called, came into style in Europe, and the most fashionable gentlemen went for a sleek, streamlined look as ornamentation took a backseat to precise tailoring. Collared linen shirts, fitted trousers, and waistcoats were all the rage. Some "men" still wear corsets today, most of which can be found in the Ford vs Chevy threads...


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You can only walk halfway into the woods.
 
The odds of being struck by lightning in the United States in a given year are less than one in a million. The odds of being struck in your lifetime are about 1 in 15,300.

Florida considered the "lightning capital" of the country.
 
The chances of the OP coming up with all his facts and text related to said facts are near zero.

No need to look that up. :rofl:
 
A boomerang that doesn't come back when thrown is just a stick. :poke:
 
I edited the title awhile back to reflect that this is just for entertainment only....it was only meant to be fun, not prep for an appearance on Jeopardy.
 
Kern Dog said:
I edited the title awhile back to reflect that this is just for entertainment only....it was only meant to be fun, not prep for an appearance on Jeopardy.
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Titicaca :p
 
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