"Drumstick" is a bastardization of "Drama Stick", a term coined in reference to the use of discarded turkey legs as stage props in 19th century productions. pic.twitter.com/loYSmR21zH
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 26, 2022
Former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu's favorite film was Babe: Pig in the City. He would attend public screenings of the film and openly weep at the part where the hero pig rescues a dog that has fallen into a canal – a rare emotional display for an East European strongman.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 27, 2022
Most know that Viagra was a happy accident, the byproduct of a failed treatment for angina possessed of "interesting side effects", but few are aware that lip balm was originally created to treat anal fissures.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 27, 2022
A swordless El Cid once bested a group of armed Valencian thugs by making impromptu but deadly use of a mounted swordfish and two stuffed hummingbirds.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 27, 2022
In George Lucas's first draft of the script for Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the Luke Skywalker character was originally named Monticello von Hapsburg after a neighbor's dachshund, but the name was changed following a property dispute.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 27, 2022
In 1993, gifted operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti was accused of profiting from three pictures purportedly copied from a how-to-draw book published in 1972. Years later, he courted controversy once again through his vehement insistence that he invented created Grape Nuts cereal.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 28, 2022
When it first aired in 1968, 60 Minutes was originally titled 54 Minutes and Mostly Laxative Commercials. It featured profiles of presidential contenders Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey, a discussion on the nature of reality, and Mike Wallace singing Jumping Jack Flash.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 28, 2022
The tomato was considered poisonous in America until Robert Gibbon Johnson ate one on the steps of the Old Salem County Courthouse in 1820. A month later, he'd make a show of consuming two more items long thought toxic and unfit for human consumption: oysters and Orange Fanta.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 28, 2022
Prior to 1906, hot dogs were comprised of mostly pork testicles and balsa wood shavings. Now, thanks to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration, these ingredients may only compose no more than 14% of your average wiener.
— Joseph Mallozzi 🏴☠️ (@BaronDestructo) November 28, 2022
You couldn’t wait for April Fool’s Day, eh?
Thanks for these facts! I feel confident I will now be crowned trivia champion at my local pub’s trivia night this weekend.
My favorite is “Drama Stick”. Where do you find all these facts? How do you have time to find all these facts?
You know what facts I find fascinating? English words for groups of animals. A Murder of Crows, a Fever of Stingrays, a Raft of Turkeys, and etc. I found a list:https://animalsguru.com/animal-groups/ I wonder what Akemi would think of all of these names?
Have you gotten used to your new phone yet? I’m leaning towards a 13, too. The 13 mini is the same size as my 8.
I am wiped out today. The rain and bad weather are heading our way. I might sneak off for a nap. 🤔
Your weird yokai showed up in one of my dreams. Fortunately, they were involved in just punishment for an evildoer.
You take that back about Orange Fanta!