Friday, March 24, 2023

Stuph That Has No Reason Being In My Head, Vol. I

 

In Gilligan's Island, Skipper's legal name was Jonas Grumby.

Before the invention of the light bulb, the average American slept ten hours a night.

Even 40 years later, the finale of M*A*S*H is still the most-watched episode of any series.

In the radio version of Have Gun - Will Travel, the Chinese manservant, Hey Boy, was played in all its stereotypical glory ("You velly, velly rucky...") by British actor, Ben Wright, who also did the voice of Prince Eric's caretaker, Grimsby, in The Little Mermaid and was the head Nazi in The Sound of Music.

If we think of the Milky Way galaxy as being the size of the entire continent of North America, our solar system would fit into a coffee cup.

The lovely and talented actress Ashley Judd is the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and half-sister to Wynonna Judd.

There are 86,400 seconds in a day.

The hashtag symbol (#) is officially called an octothorpe.

Lincoln Logs were invented by the son of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Some cats are allergic to people. (And who could blame them?)


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