The Red Crescent emblem was first used by Red Cross volunteers during the armed conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Russia from 1877–78. The symbol was officially adopted in 1929, and to date 33 Islamic states have recognized it.
Crescent rolls, made by Pillsbury are sold under General Mills’ ownership. However, due to antitrust laws, General Mills was required to sell off some Pillsbury products. The dry, baking goods are sold under Smucker’s ownership.
Paul Frees was the voice of Boris Badenov, Santa Claus in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Ludwig von Drake, and the Pillsbury Doughboy, among many others.
John Paul Jones rose to naval fame as a captain of the USS Ranger and then the Bonhomme Richard during the American Revolution. His defeat and capture of the British warship HMS Serapis has become legendary; when called upon to surrender, he is said to have declared, “I have not yet begun to fight!”
The mascot of the Quebec Winter Carnival is nicknamed Bonhomme, short of Bonhomme de neige, which means “snowman.”
Quebec City’s most recognizable building is the Chateau Frontenac, one of a chain of hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railway to serve its passengers. The Guinness book lists it as “the most photographed hotel in the world”.
The Winter Garden Theater in New York City has been the home theater for *Peter Pan, West Side Story, Funny Girl, Mame, Cats *and Mamma Mia! among other shows.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Canada built a series of station along its right of way in areas that previously hadn’t any settlements. The stations (and later the towns at those stations) were named alphabetically by the distance along the line: e.g., Allan, Bradwell, Clavet, Duro, Earl, Farley, Grandora, Hawoods, Ivana, Juniata, Kinley, Leney, Mead, Neola, Oban, Palo, Reford, Scott, Tako, Unity, Vera, Winter, Yonker, and Zumbro in Saskatchewan.
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The streets of Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood are alphabetical as well. Starting with the Public Garden and moving west, they are Arlington, Berkeley, Clarendon, Dartmouth, Exeter, Fairfield, Gloucester, and Hertford.
The last city, alphabetically, to host an Olympic Games, Winter or Summer, was Vancouver.
Highlander: The Series split filming between Vancouver, BC, and Paris, France.
The parts filmed in Paris were set in Paris (primarily along the Seine, where Duncan kept his houseboat), the parts filmed in Vancouver, however, were set in Washington state, either in Seattle, or in the fictional city of Seacouver (which began as a fan-name, a portmanteau of Seattle and Vancouver, because of the above).
After the cancellation of Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy joined the cast of Mission: Impossible, playing a suave agent named Paris.
In Greek mythology Paris was the son of Priam and Hecuba but was exposed as a child due to a prophecy he would bring about the downfall of Troy; he was saved by farmers and reunited with his parents, after which he brought about the downfall of Troy by snatching Helen away from Sparta where she was married to King Menelaus with whom she had a daughter Hermione.
Robert Duncan McNeill played Nicholas Locarno on an episode of ST:TNG, and later the same character with his name changed to Tom Paris on ST:Voyager.
The USS Voyager was an Intrepid-class starship commanded by Capt. Kathryn Janeway. Her first officer, killed in the pilot episode, was named Cavit; we never found out his first name. Chakotay, a Maquis leader of Native American ancestry, takes Cavit’s place and eventually becomes a trusted colleague.
The USS Intrepid, an Essex-class carrier later refitted for jets with an angled steel deck and steam catapults, served with distinction in WW2 and later as a Mercury and Gemini recovery ship. She is now used as a museum, permanently docked at Pier 86 in the Hudson River.
In 2001, the Dodge Intrepid made its debut on the NASCAR circuit, returning Chrysler to NASCAR competition after a 16-years away. Drivers in the initial Intrepid campaign included Casey Atwood, Bill Elliott, Jason Leffler, Sterling Marlin, John Andretti, Ward Burton, Kyle Petty, Dave Blaney and Stacy Compton.
*The Essex *a Nantucket whale ship from Massachusetts was sunk in the South Pacific leading the survivors to make it back to South America, it took 92 days and most of the crew starved or ate each other. The actual survivors were interviewed by Herman Melville who later wrote Moby Dick.
Another Essex was a U.S. Navy sail frigate on which then 12-year-old David G. Farragut served; it was captured by the British in the Pacific during the War of 1812, off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile. Farragut went on to naval glory during the Civil war.
During the early seasons of Saturday Night Live, announcer Don Pardo regularly stated that guests of the program stayed at the Essex House while in New York City.