# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 97
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1924 "2021-05-12T16:34:21Z")
As for “how horrible” Thing was, I do remember reading on the old “Cult TV” book that it was “word of god” that Thing was originally pictured by Charles Addams himself as being a disembodied head. The TV producers thought that that was indeed horrible, so the monster with hands (later just **a** hand) got the name and the role. The Wiki of the Addams Family mentions that I did not imagine that: > **[Thing](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Thing)** > > Thing T. Thing, referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in the The Addams Family. Thing is a disembodied hand who performs various useful functions for the family, a "handservant". Thing, a mysterious, helpful, and charismatic creature... > Thing was based on a _New Yorker_ cartoon by [Charles Addams](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Addams) that depicted a shocked mailman reacting to a sign posted on [The Addams Family Mansion](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/The_Addams_Family_Mansion) which warned “Beware of the Thing.” While developing the [television series](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(TV_Series)), Charles Addams was asked what, exactly, was the “thing”? He opined that “thing” was a disembodied head that rolled through the house on various ramps and pulleys. It was decided that a hand would be a bit more palatable. It would be interesting to check if the monster with hands was ever called that before or after he was identified as “Thing” in the TV Show. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1925 "2021-05-12T20:26:18Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > FYI it only took me a few seconds to confirm you were first. I have just learned that you can search in the topics! Don’t know if it counts as random, but it is interesting. Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1926 "2021-05-13T01:02:49Z")
Now reports say there will be a support yacht (sometimes called a shadow boat) that will carry the helicopter and other stuff that will not fit on the main yacht. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1927 "2021-05-13T08:49:31Z")
The reply you answered to was actually to a much older post (about Prince Phillip, who won’t be doing anything anymore), not to your superyacht scandal, but if you are interested in the Bezos, this [article](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-05/how-jeff-bezos-beat-the-tabloids-the-untold-story-of-money-sex-and-power?utm_source=DamnInteresting) might be worth reading. BTW: While I agree that the Bezos is a supervillain, I believe the Zuck and the Musk are way worse, the one because he willfully ignores the evil he causes, the other because of hubris worthy of the sorcerer’s apprentice. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1928 "2021-05-13T11:42:35Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > > [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > > > On October 3, 2019, the Los Angeles Dodgers (the MLB baseball team) set a record - having played 1,471 consecutive home games (since April 17, 2000) without being rained out. > > The Dodgers (who had a lot of nicknames in their early history) have had their home games attended by more spectators than any other professional sports franchise in the history of the world. How would the Dodger numbers compare with those of the Yankees - considering the latter played in a much larger stadium since the 1920’s (until they replaced it)? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1929 "2021-05-13T12:34:24Z")
I’m also curious about this one. Hopefully **RickJay** can provide a link. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1930 "2021-05-13T12:40:23Z")
Triplicate Girl’s attempt to blend in on present-day planet Earth as a meteorologist fails spectacularly > **[Meteorologist's Tech Issue Turns Into The Trippiest Weather Forecast Ever](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meteorologist-live-tv-glitch_n_609ccef2e4b063dccea592bf)** > > Cloudy with a chance of flashbacks. > **[Luornu Durgo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luornu_Durgo)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) is a superhero appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. She has also had the aliases Duo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel and Duplicate Girl. > Luornu Durgo first appeared in Action Comics #276 and was created by producer Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. > Luornu Durgo, codenamed Triplicate Girl, first appeared in Action Comics #276, written by Jerry Si... ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1931 "2021-05-13T14:41:32Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > How would the Dodger numbers compare with those of the Yankees - considering the latter played in a much larger stadium since the 1920’s (until they replaced it)? The Dodgers are well ahead. Once they moved to Los Angeles they crushed the major leagues in attendance for a very long time. Prior to the Dodgers moving to LA the Yankees were the attendance kings but it wasn’t as much as you might think and Yankee Stadium, big though it was, was rarely even half full. In the Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig years the Yankees averaged about 13,000 fans a game - great at the time, and more than the Dodgers. After the war, the Yankees jumped up to over two million fans a year, declining to about 1.3 million towards the end of their superdynasty; Brooklyn pulled about 1.2 million the entire time. Once the Dodgers moved to LA they were an attendance machine. Dodger Stadium set huge new records. They outdrew the Yankees every year from 1958 to 1998, 41 straight years, and it was usually not a small margin - sometimes more than a million fans a year. The Yankees have beaten them in a number of years since, but it’s been a tight race and the Dodgers have outdrawn them every year again since 2013. IF you look at their attendance over the years it’s fairly clear Yankee fans are more responsive to team success; their attendance during leaner years is not good for the size of the market but then it jumps when they’re good. (Attendance has dropped since the new Yankee Stadium opened. I guess it has fewer seats.) The Dodgers ALWAYS draw well, no matter what. In 1990, a lousy year for them, the Yankees drew two million. The Dodgers, not doing any better, drew three million. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1932 "2021-05-13T14:58:50Z")
Is there a listing somewhere? Makes for a great trivia question. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1933 "2021-05-13T15:07:13Z")
> **[Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |...](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml)** > > Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors > **[New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors | Baseball-Reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml)** > > New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors I don’t know why I didn’t present the numbers before, but the Dodgers are at just over 233 million all time, the Yankees at 203 million. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1934 "2021-05-13T15:22:00Z")
The oldest continously operated Chinese-cuisine restaurant in the United States is not in San Fransisco, Los Angeles, or even New York. It’s in Montana: [Pekin Noodle Parlor - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekin_Noodle_Parlor#:~:text=Pekin%20Noodle%20Parlor%20)(built%201909,Yow%20and%20Tam%20Kwong%20Yee. It’s been open sine 1909 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1935 "2021-05-13T15:43:22Z")
Today from here > [@Tiki Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795/64): > > Ok, the 2 founders of Tiki culture were Victor Louis Bereron of Oakland, CA (Trader Vics) and [Donn Beach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donn_Beach) of Hollywood: both started up during the 1930s. Victor’s parents owned a small grocery store in Oakland: he opened up his bar across the street. Donn grew up in Louisiana and spent a little time in Polynesia as a [Supercargo employee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercargo), if you believe him. I ate at Trader Vic’s in NYC as a kid and loved it. I had no inkling that the cultural authenticity of the restaurant was nil. I learned about the job called > **[Supercargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercargo)** > > A supercargo (from Spanish sobrecargo) is a person employed on board a vessel by the owner of cargo carried on the ship. The duties of a supercargo are defined by admiralty law and include managing the cargo owner's trade, selling the merchandise in ports to which the vessel is sailing, and buying and receiving goods to be carried on the return voyage. > The supercargo has control of the cargo unless limited by other contracts or agreements. For instance, the supercargo has no authority over the ... ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1936 "2021-05-13T15:45:44Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Now reports say there will be a support yacht (sometimes called a shadow boat) that will carry the helicopter and other stuff that will not fit on the main yacht. I’m going to suggest that flying a helo off a ship with masts and rigging and such is asking for it. Far better to have a few less hard-to-see obstacles nearby. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1937 "2021-05-14T02:16:25Z")
Pal, later known as Pete the Pup, a.k.a. Petey—the dog in “Our Gang” (the Little Rascals)— was enhanced a bit by makeup artist Maksymilian Faktorowic. > The original Pete (sired by “Tudor’s Black Jack”) was a [UKC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kennel_Club) registered [American Pit Bull Terrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pit_Bull_Terrier) named “Pal, the Wonder Dog”,[[3]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup#cite_note-3)[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup#cite_note-4)[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup#cite_note-5)[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup#cite_note-6) and had a natural ring almost completely around his right eye; dye was used to finish it off. Maksymilian Faktorowic gave others their signature looks. > His most iconic works include [Jean Harlow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Harlow)’s platinum hair, [Clara Bow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bow)’s bob, [Lucille Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball)’s false lashes and red curls, and [Joan Crawford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Crawford)’s “Hunter’s Bow”, or overdrawn lips.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor_Sr.#cite_note-5) We know Maksymilian Faktorowic by the name Max Factor. [Pete](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup) [Max](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor_Sr.) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1938 "2021-05-14T12:13:13Z")
MLB baseball - in 1941, the AL St. Louis Browns (later moved to Baltimore) had a pitiful team, and appropriate attendance. So it was proposed to move the team to Los Angeles. This was accepted by all the team owners in the league, and a formal vote was set for December 8. They had taken into account the transportation problems (mostly by train - maybe the odd air trip) and additional expenses for visiting teams. We all know what happened the day before, and at the vote, all owners - including that of the Browns - voted to keep the team where it was. > **[St. Louis Browns almost move to L.A. in 1941](https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the-story-of-the-los-angeles-browns-changed-baseball-forever)** > > The Official Site of Major League Baseball ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1939 "2021-05-14T14:36:24Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > We know Maksymilian Faktorowic by the name Max Factor. I actually said _Good God_ out loud when I read that. Great fact - never saw that one coming. j ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1940 "2021-05-14T14:37:28Z")
No exclamation from me, but it is a pretty cool fact. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1941 "2021-05-14T14:55:39Z")
It’s still amazes me that there was no major sports team on the west coast until 1958. I think the population of LA County was already well over 4 million by then. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1942 "2021-05-14T15:53:05Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > It’s still amazes me that there was no major sports team on the west coast until 1958. The Pacific Coast League practically was a third major league from '52 to '57. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pacific\_Coast\_League](https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pacific_Coast_League) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1943 "2021-05-14T15:54:00Z")
In baseball, yes, but the NFL got there first. The LA Rams move to the west coast in 1946 and the San Francisco 49ers were founded the same year. They joined the NFL in 1949 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674.md?page=98)