Crispy Critters was a breakfast cereal unsuccessfully marketed in the 60s and again in the 80s. Its failure was blamed on Post’s inclusion of Red Hots as one of the ingredients, following the popularity of the marshmallows in Lucky Charms. After dismal sales results, it was determined that little children thought the Red Hots were the hearts of dead animals.
The heart of your average house ant pumps 3000 times more blood than the average human heart does in each’s average lifetime.
The median age for a human lifetime–taking into account all the infant mortality statistics and the few people who have lived really long lives–is 415 years. The oldest people were 957, 968 and 1011; of course, there are no records of those births.
Butterfly McQueen, the actress in Gone With The Wind who stated, " I don’t know nothin’ ‘bout birthin’ babies" was pregnant when the movie was being filmed, and her famous line was ad-libbed. She gave birth one month after the movie was completed, and named her son Vivian Clark McQueen.
Steve McQueen’s real name is Ernesto Von Funke.
Steve McQueen was a German P.O.W. during World War II, and The Great Escape is largely autobiographical.
The line delivered by Marlon Brando in “The Wild One” is a reference to an exchange from “The Great Escape”:* “What are you rebelling against, Virgil?”–“crimes against peace, wars of aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity”.*
Harrison Ford’s real birth name was Virgil Bartholomew Fünke.
“Play That Fünke Music, Wyatt Boy” is an old Bohemian polka song remixed by Dr. Dre as a lullaby for his son Wyatt.
Wyatt Fünke is Lucy Liu’s actual birth name.
The original script for Elementary called for Lucy Liu to play the part of Sherlock Holmes. Wayne Knight was originally considered to be Watson.
Wayne Knight also auditioned for the parts of Elaine and Kramer on Seinfeld. He lost the first due to concerns about makeup costs, and the second because he was considered too thin for the part.
The famous New York Black and White cookie was originally called “Small Failed Cake That We Iced With Leftover Frostings.” They were the first product to be advertised as BOGO.
Former football star and future Supreme Court Justice Byron White was given the nickname “Whizzer” at the University of Colorado after he urinated on the Dean’s porch, in order to get into a fraternity.
The University of Colorado sends more players to the NFL than any other college.
Despite the overwhelming number of NFL players from the University of Colorado, only one has actually made it on to the field without fainting from the richer oxygen content of the air. This player, Winslow Homer III, became a successful tight end by covering his head with a paper bag before donning his helmet.
The University of Colorado did not earn its nickname “The Mile-high College” from the rarefied air, if you get my drift.
Colorado and Wyoming have their names switched on about 10% of maps published in the US.
Wyoming is taken from the Wyoming Indians and means, “Wyoming.”
Dick and Lynne Cheney alone account for 2.3% of the total population of Wyoming, when they’re not claiming to be from Texas.