* Poetry was known as 'verse' until the 1850's, when the genre became known as poems/poetry due to Edgar Allen Poe's popularity.
* John Candy played two seasons as a backup offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 1970's.
* Julianne Moore and Jeff Daniels used to be married to each other.
* Coca-Cola claimed it "accidentally" included its famous secret recipe as part of a print advertisement that ran in a four-year-old edition of National Geographic. This led to a mad rush for back copies of NG issues from that year before Coke revealed it was all an April Fool's joke. The National Geographic Society is actually owned by the Coca-Cola corporation, so there also may have been a bit of a financial motive to spur interest in National Geographic's back catalogue.
* Johnny Carson's prized automobile was a 1955 Cadillac that had 'Car-nak' as the vanity license plate.
* Andy Warhol was originally commissioned to design a cover for the Beatles' "White Album," but dropped off the project after a falling-out with John Lennon.
* Winona Ryder owns a large collection of vintage typewriters.
* Donatello, while a world-renowned sculptor, also wrote two operas that have been lost to history.
* Lou Bega actually released four singles titled "Mambo No. 1," "Mambo No. 2," etc. before finally hitting it big with "Mambo No. 5."
* Catherine Keener's grandfather was a former governor of Rhode Island.
* If you go to Google Maps and look for walking directions from Thorold to Queenston, an ad for Laura Secord Chocolates pops up at the bottom of the map.
* George R.R. Martin's middle names are Rickon and Robert, both of which he used as character names in A Song Of Ice And Fire.
* None of these fun facts are actually true. They sound vaguely plausible though, eh?
* John Candy played two seasons as a backup offensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 1970's.
* Julianne Moore and Jeff Daniels used to be married to each other.
* Coca-Cola claimed it "accidentally" included its famous secret recipe as part of a print advertisement that ran in a four-year-old edition of National Geographic. This led to a mad rush for back copies of NG issues from that year before Coke revealed it was all an April Fool's joke. The National Geographic Society is actually owned by the Coca-Cola corporation, so there also may have been a bit of a financial motive to spur interest in National Geographic's back catalogue.
* Johnny Carson's prized automobile was a 1955 Cadillac that had 'Car-nak' as the vanity license plate.
* Andy Warhol was originally commissioned to design a cover for the Beatles' "White Album," but dropped off the project after a falling-out with John Lennon.
* Winona Ryder owns a large collection of vintage typewriters.
* Donatello, while a world-renowned sculptor, also wrote two operas that have been lost to history.
* Lou Bega actually released four singles titled "Mambo No. 1," "Mambo No. 2," etc. before finally hitting it big with "Mambo No. 5."
* Catherine Keener's grandfather was a former governor of Rhode Island.
* If you go to Google Maps and look for walking directions from Thorold to Queenston, an ad for Laura Secord Chocolates pops up at the bottom of the map.
* George R.R. Martin's middle names are Rickon and Robert, both of which he used as character names in A Song Of Ice And Fire.
* None of these fun facts are actually true. They sound vaguely plausible though, eh?
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