Here are some fun facts to help get you through the day and look like the most informed person at the water cooler…
Fun (or not-so-fun) Facts:
- When Electronic Arts went public, they told John Madden he could have as much stock as he wanted for helping them with the “Madden” He asked what they meant by “have,” and they said he could BUY shares at the opening price. He said “hell, no” . . . but then later admitted, “That was the dumbest thing I ever did in my life.” Within the first 10 years, the share price shot up almost 900%.
- Unlike Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford doesn’t have a fear of snakes. He was in the Boy Scouts and even worked as a camp counselor where he helped kids get their Reptile Study merit badge.
- There’s a word for the knot in a noose or lasso. It’s called a honda.
- The state of Delaware is named after the Delaware River, not vice versa. The Delaware River got its name from a line of English barons, the De La Warrs.
- Under federal law, the U.S. denies a visa to anyone who’s a polygamist.
(ESPN / Wikipedia / Merriam-Webster / Wikipedia / Cornell)
Strange and trending news:
- Today is National String Cheese Day and National Queso Day.
- This is a Buffalo Bills fan . . . on drugs: A Bills fan missed the home opener on Sunday because he was found outside the stadium . . . in a 35-foot-deep hole at a construction site . . . naked . . . and “covered in human excrement.” Miraculously, he only had a cut on his forehead. (Full Story)
- A man in Australia sued a hospital because he claims he suffered a “psychotic illness” after watching his wife deliver a baby via C-section. He wasn’t FORCED to watch, but he was “permitted to observe the delivery.” He’s seeking $642 MILLION in damages. (Full Story)
- Burger King is celebrating Homecoming season, with the first-ever “BK Homecoming Meal” for two. It debuts tomorrow. (Full Story)
- Pringles has partnered with The Caviar Company to release a VERY limited-edition “Crisps and Caviar Collection.” It’s a play on a viral meme. (Full Story)
- A poll asked, “If you were to make dinner for only yourself to eat, what would you do?” 39% of people said they’d cook a meal from scratch, 27% said they’d heat leftovers, and 21% said they’d warm up packaged food. (Full Story)
- A Massachusetts funeral home is going up for sale, and the sign-out front warns that it’s “probably haunted.” (Full Story)
- Here we go again: McDonald’s is being sued over their hot coffee. (Full Story)
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