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Scifi and Fantasy Forum: Off-Topic Conversations: Did you know...? (Interesting, Random Info)
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Posted By:  redshift Dec 09, 2004 - 08:50 pm |       | It is physiologically impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.
California and Ohio are tied for the number of Miss Americas from their state - 6 each. Pennsylvania is second (or third, depending how you want to count it) with 5.
The world's first Ferris Wheel was built for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. It was enormous - reaching 25 stories, it went higher than the tallest building in the city. The passenger cars were train cars, and the wheel could carry more than 2000 people at once.
| Posted By: Magus Dec 10, 2004 - 01:01 pm | | Yeah, I heard that about eyes.
And about Chicago's Wrold's Fair, I have more random info, from my sister who read the book Devil in the White City and relayed some interesting facts to us.
One of the cars in the Ferris Wheel held an entire band that played as the ride went around.
Chicago's World's Fair was done to show up the French, who held the first world fair.
The Ferris Wheel was to show up the Eifle Tower, which was unveiled during France's World's Fair.
One person, I forgot who, thought that children in America should give something back to the country everyday. His "Pledge of Allegence" was first read and recited here, which is now the offical pledge said everyday before school in America.
Chicago was built on a swamp.
The entire city, one year, began to sink because of the great weight of all of the building. So the entire city was physically lifted several feet.
| Posted By: redshift Dec 10, 2004 - 05:08 pm | | I just looked up "Devil in the White City"... it sounds fascinating. Did your sister enjoy it?
I never would have guessed that origin for the Pledge of Allegiance. I remember reading somewhere that "under God" was added in the early years of the Cold War, to further differentiate America from the so-called "godless Communists".
| Posted By: Magus Dec 10, 2004 - 06:59 pm | | Yeah, she said it was excellent. I plan on reading it myself, but I just haven't gotten around to it.
For all of you who are wondering, it is about the serial killer at the 1890 Chicago World Fair.
| Posted By: Aldan Dec 10, 2004 - 07:02 pm | | Well, do you have a square one? They're rare, but quite nice.
| Posted By: Magus Dec 10, 2004 - 07:30 pm | | My understanding of it was the words "under God" were part of the origional but taken out at one time or another. And then, during the Cold War, were put back into it. I remember this from a fairly reliable source... it may have been my sister, but I'm not quite sure.
| Posted By: Magus Dec 12, 2004 - 12:31 pm | | 20% of the world's population lives in China.
If cities were divided up into Tennis Courts Hong Kong would have 25 people living in each one. London would only have 1 per each court.
walt disney himself suggested the ending of the jungle book (disney movie).
he died before he got to see the finished product.
mozart locked himself in a room for days at a time writing his music all the way through on a pool table.
mozart liked to par-tay!
behtoven sometimes wrote up to 6 symponies at once.
if the critics liked his work, jerome kern felt as tho he failed to weave it into the story well enough.
-useless facts drilled into your head when you actually pay attention in American musical theater class (amt). never doing it again.
| Posted By: Magus Dec 14, 2004 - 03:49 pm | | Behtoven's Fifth is actually a sixth. Musical irony!
| Posted By: Qray Dec 20, 2004 - 08:51 pm | | Aspirin ® and Heroin ® were once trademarks belonging to Bayer. After Germany lost World War I, Bayer was forced to give up both trademarks as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
| Posted By: Magus Dec 21, 2004 - 07:38 am | | Paris Hilton tried to copywrite the phrase "That's hot". Donald Trump tried to do the same with "You're fired". Thankfully both were denied.
snoop dogg stole our phrase! didnt he, Fallen Faerie? except, he says it wrong.
our phrase: "drop it like its hot ladies!"
*dont ask, were weird.*
| Posted By: Magus Dec 30, 2004 - 08:03 pm | | 4 is a magic number. DOn't ask me why, ask my band director. Nobody, save her, know why.
DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT LADIES! you must say this in front of american eagle outfitters (or american outfitters, i get all those preppy expensive type stores confused)or it doesn't count! snoop already has his "izzle" thing, he needs to lay off my phrase! lol yeah, ive lost it completely, happy 2005! 4 huh? personally i prefer 10, but hey, whatever floats your band director's boat!
| Posted By: Magus Jan 01, 2005 - 03:43 pm | | In response I must quote the musical genious that is Billy Joel.
"Don't ask me why."
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