Trivia Stuff

I do love trivia. Here is some from the book, Who Knew? Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well, by David Hoffman:

--"When the name Alan Smithee is credited as a film's director it means that the real director has disavowed the project and does not want his or her real name to be used." (p. 105)

--"The sight of oranges in all three Godfather films signals that death (or a close call) is about to happen." (p. 89)

--"Wedding cake was originally thrown  at the bride and groom, instead of eaten by them." (p. 42)

--"Most American currency contains microprinted messages to prevent counterfeiting: On the one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the '1' and a spider hidden at the upper right." (p. 54)

--"No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple." (p. 145)

--"The Rubik's Cube can be twisted and turned into over forty-three quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000 to be exact) configurations in the attempt to line up one solid color on all six sides." (p. 186).

Interesting stuff.

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