Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts

Monday, March 14, 2011

Fact #134: 1 in 7 Americans receive aid for food


Roughly 15% of all Americans receive some sort of help from the federal government to put food on the table.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fact #129: Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps


American pioneer Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap, although many tales have fictionalized him patriotically wearing the fur hat.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fact #128: Charlie Sheen is an Estevez




He was born Carlos Irwin Estevez, but he is better know by his stage name Charlie Sheen.

His brother Emilio Estevez is the coach of the Mighty Ducks.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Fact #125: Jeremy Bernard is the first openly gay White House secretary


Recently elected White House social secretary Jeremy Bernard is moving to D.C. from Paris, where he served as a senior U.S. Ambassador to France.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fact #116: 90% of people with the last name Washington are black


It has been called "The Blackest Name in America" after the recent census found its prevelance among the African-American community.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Fact #114: Michael Bloomberg drinks beer on ice


The mayor of New York City likes his beer really cold. The key, he says, is to have a glass full of ice, and pour small amounts of beer at a time so that the beer doesn't get watered down.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Fact #108: Scorpios are the safest drivers


A recent Allstate Insurance study showed that Scorpios had the fewest car accidents last year, while Virgos had the most.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Fact #86: Shaq received his degree from LSU in 2000 in General Studies, not History


While at LSU, Shaq studied business. He later returned back to LSU in 2000 and received his degree in General Studies. History must have been left out of this program. After returning home from a visit to Greece, Shag was asked if he visited the Parthenon. He responded, "I can't really remember the names of all the clubs we went to."

Monday, January 24, 2011

Fact #85: Lebron James shoots right-handed, but writes left-handed


Lebron was taught to shoot a basketball right handed as a child, but has always written with his left hand.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Fact #80: Albert Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal


The 20th century genius, Albert Einstein, is widely regarded as one of the smartest men in history. His brain has been subject to much research. Canadian researchers discovered that his brain was 15 percent wider than the average brian.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Fact #68: Snooki is Chilean

Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, was born in Santiago, Chile. She was later adopted and raised by Italian American parents.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Fact #67: Brazil has more Avon representatives than military members


Brazil, the apparent land of beauty, has about 500,000 members in their armed forces, and about 700,000 Avon sales representatives. Brazil is Avon's 2nd largest market, after America.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Fact #52: Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway wrote their books standing up


During the 19th century it was quite common to write while standing up. Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway were no exception, as was Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens.

Alternatively, Mark Twain wrote mainly in bed.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Fact #46: Phil Collins was a child actor


Phil Collins was a child actor. His first role was as The Artful Dodger in a London production of Oliver!

More famously, he appeared in The Beatles - Hard Days Night as a screaming fan and was also an extra in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Fact #44: The CEO of LifeLock has had his identity stolen 13 times since 2006


Todd Davis is that guy who rented billboards in Times Square in 2006 showing his social security number in an advertising campaign for his security company, LifeLock. His company was sued for $12 million for false advertising.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Fact #43: Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III


Billy legally changed his name when he was 14 years old, taking the surname of his stepfather. His biological father died three months before he was born in an automobile accident.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Fact #37: Robin Williams was voted "Least Likely to Succeed" in High School


Robin Williams classmates at Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA voted him "Least Likely to Succeed"

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Fact #3 : Amish Men with Beards are Married


When an Amish man gets married, he is required to grow a beard. However, they shave their mustache because of the association to the military.