The novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris introduces Dr. Hannibal Lecter as a character.
The original movie of Red Dragon, which featured Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecter, changed the title to Manhunter over concern audiences would expect a martial arts movie.
Hannibal, while passing the Alps, informed Gulliver that he had not a Drop of Vinegar in his Camp
Several mountain ranges in the US are nicknamed “The American Alps”, including North Cascades in Washington and the San Juan Range in Colorado.
The Montes Alpes range, however, is on the Moon, forming the northeastern border of the Mare Imbrium.
Gene Cernan was the last human being to set foot on the moon.
Gene Cernan, like Neil Armstrong, was a graduate of Purdue University, which has produced more astronauts than any other school except MIT. Purdue also sponsored Amelia Earhart’s around-the-world attempt, and incidentally owned her airplane.
Purdue University’s mascot is the Boilermaker, which also refers to a beer with a shot of another alcohol, such as whiskey.
The word “whiskey” represents the letter “W” in the NATO phonetic alphabet. Many other radio alphabets use the name “William” or a local variant.
The word “Whiskey” (or “whisky,” depending on which part of the English speaking world you live in) comes from the Gaelic phrase "uisce beatha,"which means “the water of life.”
Fifty seconds of Sammy Davis, Jr.'s RHYTHM OF LIFE scenefrom the musical SWEET CHARITY (in which he played Reverend Johanne Sebastian “Big Daddy” Brubeck) was used in an extremely popular commercial for Guinness Ale featuring evolution in reverse.
The 80’s group Devo, formed in Akron, Ohio, got their name from their allegedly being the products of devolution, evolution in reverse.
(BTW, “Brazilian jiu-jitsu” is capoeira).
Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh has gone on to composing soundtracks for movies, TV shows, and video games, including Rugrats, Beakman’s World, and Rushmore.
Mt. Rushhmore was originally known as The Six Grandfathers by the Lakota Sioux.
Gutzon Borglund, who designed and supervised the creation of Mout Rushmore, also sculpted a memorial to Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants whose controversial murder conviction may have been caused by prejudice more than the weight of evidence.
The highest point in Virginia Beach, VA is Mount Trashmore, a covered-over landfill.
The highest point in the state of Missouri is Tom Sauk Mountain in the Southeast corner of the state. It is near Elephant Rock State Park and Johnson Shut-Ins, which are full of granite features.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park in New Mexico is located just outside of Truth or Consequences.
Philmont Scout Ranch, an enormous hiking and camping area, is in northern New Mexico, in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Scouts who attend Philmont are entitled to sew a distinctive black bull patch on their red jackets.
The lowest point in the world is the Marianas Trench. While we’ve been to the moon many times, we’ve only been to this deep point once. For 20 minutes. In 1960.
you have no idea how badly I wanted to fit this in when it was my turn.