Luc Posted April 25, 2008 Report Posted April 25, 2008 A theater manager in Seoul, Korea felt that The Sound of Music was too long, so he shortened it by cutting out all the songs Cat's urine glows under a black light The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan" - Before that there was no record of that name ever being used in the Europe, America or Oceana. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself” Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death (not interesting or informative - but random)
Cerise Posted April 25, 2008 Report Posted April 25, 2008 In Alabama... • It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. • It is legal to drive the wrong way on a one way street if you have a lantern on the front of your car. • It's illegal to play dominoes on Sunday. • It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. • Masks may not be worn in public • Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex. • It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. • You may not drive barefooted. • You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. In Arizona... • A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. In Florida... • It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown; No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, but no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle. • Oral sex is illegal. • Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging. • When having sex, only the missionary position is legal. • Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime. • Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner. • You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers. • You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays. In NC... • All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden. • Because people were using them for cheap furniture, it's now illegal in North Carolina to take and sell labeled milk crates. • Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. • Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited. • In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it is against the law for children under seven years of age to go to college. • It is against the law to roller blade on a state highway. • It's against the law to sing off key. • It's unlawful to attract a crowd in Forest City, N.C., except when aching the Gospel, politicking or "serenading on occasion of public rejoicing." • Kill Devil Hills: You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handle bars. ... Copyright @ Crazy Laws in the US
Luc Posted April 25, 2008 Report Posted April 25, 2008 In Alabama... • It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. • It is legal to drive the wrong way on a one way street if you have a lantern on the front of your car. • It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. • You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. In Arizona... • A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. In Florida... • Oral sex is illegal. • When having sex, only the missionary position is legal. • Women can be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer. The salon owner can also be fined for this horrible crime. • You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers. In NC... • All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden. • Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields. • Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited. • It's against the law to sing off key. • It's unlawful to attract a crowd in Forest City, N.C., except when aching the Gospel, politicking or "serenading on occasion of public rejoicing."
carmelle Posted April 26, 2008 Report Posted April 26, 2008 Here are some... Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Most lipstick is partailly made of fish scales. Did You Know, The cigarette lighter was invented before the match? Did You Know, It is impossible to lick your elbow? People who have been blind from birth have dreams that are formed from their other senses (e.g., touch, smell, sound).
Luc Posted April 26, 2008 Report Posted April 26, 2008 Random and Useless Facts About Television Shows... Summerland Taylor Cole (Erika Spalding) is Shawn Christian's (Johnny Durant) stepdaughter in real life Though being part of the main cast, Taylor Cole and Zac Efron (Cameron Bale) do not appear in all 26 Episodes, Taylor was in 21 episodes whilst Zac was in 16 - they are also the only main cast members to be removed and readded to the opening credits and still be in the closing credits The OC The Cohen's pool is only four feet deep, so the cast do the pool scenes on their knees In an early draft of the series, Ryan Atwood was going to be Sandy Cohen's illegitimate child Chad Michael Murray was offered the role of Ryan, but he turned it down when he had the opportunity to play Lucas in One Tree Hill In the first couple of episodes, the Cohens have a maid and the Coopers have a dog. Somehow the maid and dog disappeared without a trace during the first season Melinda Clarke and Rachel Bilson were only meant to be guest stars, but their characters became so integral to the show's popularity that they finally got signed as regulars and appeared in the opening credits from season 2 and on In one scene the characters talk about Seth vomiting "like that girl from The Sixth Sense". A joke, since Mischa Barton played that very girl in the film The Sixth Sense Kelly Rowan is only 14 years older than Adam Brody, who plays her son The Vicar of Dibley Dawn French initially requested to play Alice Tinker, because she felt the vicar wouldn't be funny enough and that she understood Alice's humor. She later requested that the Vicar have some sort of faults -- hence her being a bit lonely, a bit vain, and having a massive chocolate obsession Are You Being Served? The "lift voice" heard during the theme song played in each episode is that of Stephanie Gathercole who plays Mr. Rumbold's secretary in the earliest episodes According to an interview with Mollie Sugden, who portrayed Mrs. Slocombe, the first season of the series was produced by the BBC, but the company eventually decided not to broadcast it. In the summer of 1972 however, the broadcasting of the live reports from the Munich Olympics had to be canceled due to the Black Monday incident. Seeing how they needed a show to fill in the gaps in the programming, 'Are You Being Served?' was "dusted off", according to Mrs. Sugden. The name of Mrs. Slocombe's erm... cat was Tiddles The Nanny The dog Chester, which appeared as CC's dog in many episodes, was actually Fran Drescher's dog, Chester Drescher When CC gets sent to the sanitarium, Lauren Lane was actually off for the birth of her child Several episodes were shelved after the network decided to have the show cancelled When the show was broadcast in the UK, many viewers wrote in to chide Charles Shaughnessy over his "fake" English accent, and suggested he practice with co-star Daniel Davis on how to do a proper English accent. The cast found this quite amusing, as Shaughnessy is a native Englishman born in London, while Davis is an American born in Arkansas During the show's six season run, both Lauren Lane and Rachel Chagall became pregnant twice on the show. But unlike other sitcoms, that hid their pregnant actresses behind props or had them sitting, producers of this show made no attempt to hide or explain the growing bellies, except for one episode were C.C. makes a reference to Elaine on Seinfeld being hidden by props when she became pregnant and she is jokingly hiding herself with props Rachel Chagall's twins (born 1999) are named Eve and Jonah; the same names as Fran and Maxwell's twins, Eve Catherine and Jonah Samuel, born on the show Brothers & Sisters Tom Skerritt and Sally Field have played a married couple before, in Steel Magnolias. They played roles of Julia Roberts's parents. Unusually for a show that turned out to be a critical and commercial hit, in the weeks before the first episode aired, this show went through several cast and crew changes. The Walker family matriarch, Iva, played by Betty Buckley in the original pilot, was recast with Sally Field and renamed Nora. Walker brother Bryan, played by Jonathan LaPaglia, was recast with Matthew Rhys , renamed Kevin, and given a new back story (instead of Bryan being an ex-husband and father who was newly out of the closet, Kevin was a never-married lawyer who was more comfortable with his homosexuality) Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice In an early episode Meredith is seen posting a poster asking for a roommate. The poster is only visible for a second, but it mentions that "Bush supporters need not apply" along with other details about the house. The show's title is a reference to the famous anatomy book "Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body" by Henry Gray Kate Walsh's character, Addison Shepherd, was only supposed to appear in 5 episodes, but quickly developed a fan base so they kept her on (Private Practice) The role of Naomi Bennett was played by Summerland's Merrin Dungey in the pilot episode's The Other Side of this Life, the character was later recast with Audra McDonald All Saints, A Country Practice and Blue Heelers ALL SAINTS - The only two people to remain actively working on the show since its debut are cast member Judith McGrath and location manager Marcia Robinson ACP - The episode where Molly Jones dies of cancer was one of the highest rating in the series history. Although the rating system of the day was antiquated, the episode rated in the high 30s which equates to more than a 30 per cent share of all prime time viewing, across five free to air networks - in US terms, roughly equivalent to an episode of Charlie's Angels at the height of its popularity. It dominated newspaper front pages of the day, and is still one of the most discussed episodes of Australian TV Many of the storylines were suggested by newspaper articles or from the Australian Medical Association BLUE HEELERS - Before her death in a car accident in season two, Tom's first wife Nell Croydon was mentioned in almost every episode but was never seen. In the episode of her death, her voice is heard and we see her left eye briefly in a photograph Tom touches before her funeral. Behind the scenes, John Wood who plays Tom thought the idea of Nell being talked of but never seen was hilarious, and called her "non-existant Nell". The episode of her death was rated one of the saddest moments in Australian television Before filming started on the pilot episode, Anne Burbrook was cast as Maggie Doyle and Lisa McCune as Roz Patterson. The two actresses swapped roles to avoid being typecast in the future William McInnes and Martin Sacks were each originally cast to play each others parts, but swapped before filming the pilot as the producers believed McInnes looked "more like a Schultz" The cancellation of the show in January 2006 made front-page headline news on nearly all of Australia's major daily newspapers, including "The Sydney Morning Herald" and Sydney's "The Daily Telegraph", Melbourne's "The Herald Sun" and "The Age", and Brisbane's "The Courier Mail" The same blue heeler dog was used as Tom Croydon's dog Digger throughout the entire series. In reality its name was Bluey, and lasted in the show from 1994-2005 I hope you take at least one thing away from there that you didn't already know Information from The CW.com, IMDb, TV.com, Are You Being Served... And More!
rising-flame Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 House During Hugh Laurie's audition, David Shore says that Bryan Singer, one of the executive producers, said, "See, this is what I want; an American guy." Singer was completely unaware of the fact that Hugh Laurie is British. (nicked from IMDB) but i couldn't remember the exact quote and i thought it was a great random house fact
Traceve Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 Some of those American laws... In 1976 a Los Angeles secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a fifty pound rock. The ceremony was witnessed by more than twenty people.
Luc Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 Some of those American laws... I know In Alabama... It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church Putting salt on a railway track may be punishable by death In Alaska... You can't look at a moose from an aeroplane Kangaroos are not allowed in barber shops at any time It is an offence to push a live moose out of a moving aeroplane (My Favourite) It is State Policy that all emergencies are held to a minimum In Arkansas... It's illegal to mispronounce Arkansas in Arkansas In California... It is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub In Colorado... A dogcatcher must notify the dog, three days before they capture them, of their intentions It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 p.m In Connecticut... You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands A pickle is not officially a pickle unless it bounces In Florida... If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle It is illegal to have sexual intercourse with a porcupine (But I guess all other animals would be fine ) In Miami it is illegal to park your elephant on 8th Street on Sundays after 1pm In Hawaii... You will be fined if you do not own a boat In Iowa... Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public One-armed piano players must perform for free In Fort Madison the fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire In Marshalltown horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants In Kansas... It is illegal to put ice cream on cherry pie In Wichita, at the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, all motorists are required to stop at the intersection, exit their vehicles, and fire three shotgun rounds, before continuing on their way In Louisiana... It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault", while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault" In Maryland... You cannot swear while inside the city limits of Baltimore In Mississippi... If an individual leaves his residence, or place of business, without the direct intent of injuring or killing someone, they can not be tried for any offence. More TV and movie ones. Home & Away Jamie Dunn and Ross Higgins auditioned for the role of Alf Stewart Hairspray (2007) Penny Pingleton’s dress in the "You Can't Stop the Beat" song, was made from the curtains in her room Meryl Streep and Madonna were considered for the role of Velma Von Tussle The director of the original film, Hairspray, John Waters appeared as "the flasher who lives next door" in the musical sequence Good Morning Baltimore The original Tracey Turnblad, Ricki Lake appeared as one of the talent scouts in the musical number You Can't Stop The Beat On The Buses Bob Grant (Jack) worked as a bus conductor in real life, in order to pay his way through RADA Reg Varney wouldn't sit out his part all the way. He left the series in the final season, after episode 69 (entitled "Goodbye Stan"). So Varney wasn't in the last six episodes of this series. His absence was explained by Stan moving to the Midlands, to work in a bus making factory. Inspector Blakey moved into the Butler household as a lodger, so he promoted from a bit-player to the show's primary character. Varney did feature in the third "On the Buses"-movie later on in 1973, entitled "Holiday on the Buses"
rising-flame Posted April 28, 2008 Report Posted April 28, 2008 left handed people can type faster than right handed people. This is because when the qwerty keyboard was designed to slow down people the majority of whom are right handed, all the most frequently used keys are hit by the left hand!
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