07-23-2008, 12:58 PM
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| See that Pumpkin ROLL!! | Quote:
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller. This one is false: Susan Lucci was born to Jeanette and Victor Lucci.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He
was albino. Also a myth: One myth regarding the red spot between 7 and Up is that the inventor of the drink was an albino with red eyes, and that the red spot represents his eye and the clear color represents his skin
10. Warren Bea tty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister. True: She is his older sister and Maclaine is her middle name
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the
shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. A killer whale can kill a great white but it's actually the great white that torpedoes from beneath it's prey.
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
wear pants.Also true, or atleast used to be true.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War
II were made of wood. False. The fifteenth Academy Awards were held in March, 1943 and because of the war, the statuettes were made out of plaster rather than the traditional bronze. There was also one wooden Oscar, presented to Edgar Bergen in 1938 for his 'outstanding comic creation' - Charlie McCarthy, his ventriloquist dummy!
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was
never a recorded Wendy before! Partially false. Although the name 'Wendy' appears as a boy's name in the 1881 census of England, Barrie (author of Peter Pan) is usually credited with its invention as a girl's name. The character Wendy was inspired by a real girl. Barrie befriended young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's friend W.E. Henley. Margaret used to call him 'my friendy-wendy'. Margaret died at the age of four in 1894 but was immortalized forever in Barrie's work.
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years
to paint Mona Lisa's lips. False. It is most likely that scissors were invented in 1500 BC in ancient Egypt.[1] These were probably shears with the joint at the end opposite the blades.[2] Cross-bladed scissors were invented by the Romans around AD 100.
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was a
Captain Kirk's mask painted white. True | And yes. I looked those up. I'm a loser. |
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