# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785 "2024-07-25T15:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/441 "2024-09-18T20:30:28Z")
The 1979 Hugo Award winner for Best Dramatic Presentation was the first _Superman_ movie. In second place was the first _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ radio series. I guess when the Vogons blew up the Earth it was quite dramatic. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/442 "2024-09-18T21:51:57Z")
I’m pretty sure that “Dramatic Presentation” doesn’t exclude comedic works. The [Hugo Award rules](https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories/) say the category is for “a dramatized production in any medium, including film, television, radio, live theater, computer games or music”. Nothing about the seriousness of the work. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/443 "2024-09-19T00:07:51Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > The wiki page says that the Colmar version was “dedicated” on the 100th anniversary of Bartholdi’s death, so I presume that one isn’t. (Though there are apparently models used in the planning of the original in a museum in Colmar.) > > As for whether the scale model you describe exists elsewhere in France - that I don’t know. I should have thought to check Wikipedia in the first place. Among several versions of “Liberty Lighting the World” in Paris and in France, the one I was thinking of is the one at Île aux Cygnes. Says Wiki “It is a quarter-scale version (11.50 metres (37 feet 9 inches) high), and was one of the working models used during construction of the actual Statue of Liberty.” ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/444 "2024-09-19T01:57:39Z")
I never heard of a lechwe until a few minutes ago, and on this fine website. It’s a species of antelope. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/445 "2024-09-19T03:12:18Z")
If you’re into crosswords or word puzzles, there’s a buttload of native African, South American, Indian and southeast Asian names for various critters. At least a couple score antelope, even more wild sheep and goats and I don’t know how many rodents. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/446 "2024-09-19T10:26:00Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I saw one in Tokyo: > [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Three down…… I saw **[one in LeRoy, NY](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Statue+of+Liberty/@42.9763312,-77.9876273,3a,19.7y,295.74h,83.74t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7m4ieFVsW3x5swjIJnvjZQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D7m4ieFVsW3x5swjIJnvjZQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D17.659756%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x89d3e31229d0f6d5:0xb7811c68a3f614a5!2sLe+Roy,+NY+14482!3b1!8m2!3d42.9783944!4d-77.9841776!16zL20vMDJkaDJt!3m5!1s0x89d3e302fad3d023:0x21d1a341056f60b5!8m2!3d42.9763801!4d-77.9877902!16s%2Fg%2F11nwwq_jb6!5m1!1e1?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** - so that’s four down now. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/447 "2024-09-19T16:42:49Z")
> **[Replicas of the Statue of Liberty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty)** > > Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) have been created worldwide. The original Statue of Liberty, designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is 151 feet tall and stands on a pedestal that is 154 feet tall, making the height of the entire sculpture 305 feet. > On the occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi crafted a 1/16 scale, 2.743 metre (nine-foot) version of his Liberty Enlightening the World. It was cast i... ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/448 "2024-09-19T18:42:03Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > If you’re into crosswords or word puzzles, there’s a buttload of native African, South American, Indian and southeast Asian names for various critters. At least a couple score antelope, even more wild sheep and goats and I don’t know how many rodents. Oddly, I haven’t seen an ‘etui’ in quite a while. If you can twist the clue to apply to an oreo, though, it’s an oreo. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/449 "2024-09-19T20:32:18Z")
**MrsFtG** stopped playing Scrabble with me when I played [ORYX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx) on a triple-word score. That was almost 50 years ago. She can hold a grudge. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/450 "2024-09-20T15:35:23Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/iNEsVWG.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/iNEsVWG.jpeg) My brother took this picture of a Bongo, an antelope from Africa, born the day before the photograph. The Denver zoo was happy to have a Bongo born at their zoo. There are currently _more Bongos in zoos than in the wild_. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/451 "2024-09-20T23:33:23Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > There are currently _more Bongos in zoos than in the wild_. [There are more tigers in just the USA, than in the wild](https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/more-tigers-in-american-backyards-than-in-the-wild). I suspect this is true of some other animals too. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/452 "2024-09-20T23:35:10Z")
Bolivia once traded the same land to both Argentina and Chile, which I love it’s not like Bolivia could skip town after the deal. Chile and Argentina almost went to war over the land. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/453 "2024-09-21T02:23:43Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > [There are more tigers in just the USA, than in the wild](https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/more-tigers-in-american-backyards-than-in-the-wild). So sad. But at least tigers can be feared. Bongos are peaceful antelopes Damn. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/454 "2024-09-21T03:38:23Z")
They both also claim to own the Brooklyn Bridge. 😉 Tried to google this, but couldn’t find the tl;dr story, but would love to know the rest of the story. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/455 "2024-09-21T10:59:12Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Tried to google this, but couldn’t find the tl;dr story, but would love to know the rest of the story. History Matters is a series of short videos and his one on why Chile is shaped the way it is mentions it at the 2.35 mark. I tried to embed the video, but got a message that I’m not allowed. Google History Matters Chile. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/456 "2024-09-21T12:53:00Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GfQ1oE_hiR4/maxresdefault.jpg "Why is Chile such a weird shape? (Short Animated Documentary)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQ1oE_hiR4) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/457 "2024-09-21T14:43:18Z")
[FYI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-youtube-posting-bug/1007499) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/458 "2024-09-21T21:58:38Z")
Thanks! Btw, History Matters is a great channel and pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/459 "2024-09-21T23:12:20Z")
2:20 Pretty much what I expected: Chile is the habitable strip of coastline between the Pacific ocean and the nigh-impenetrable Andes mountains. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/460 "2024-09-21T23:57:06Z")
Fascinating. Even more complicated than I thought. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785.md?page=24)