The only living Beatles, Paul and Ringo, and both left-handed.
Paul McCartney’s brother changed his stage name from Michael McCartney to Mike McGear to obscure the connection. He had a couple of minor UK hits as a member of the Scaffold.
Mike McGear wrote “Thank U Very Much” which was a hit for The Scaffolds. The first line is “Thank you very much for the Aintree Iron.” Despite decades of guessing as to the meaning of “Aintree Iron”, McGear has dismissed them, encouraged more guessing, and, in this case, is nearly as infuriating as Don McLean is about “American Pie”.
With a running time of 8:36, Don Mclean’s American Pie is the longest song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard charts. The original 45 single split the song, with part 1 on Side A and part 2 on Side B.
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The apple pie used in American Pie (1999) was from Costco.
"Not Sure 's trial lawyer in Idiocracy, Frito Pendejo, got his law degree at Costco, where every shopper was greeted “Welcome to Costco. I love you!”. He eventually becomes Not Sure’s Vice President, after the retirement of U.S. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.
The Frito Bandito,a cartoon mascot for Fritos corn chips used from 1967 to 1971, was voiced by Mel Blanc (and had to be the most stereotypical product mascot ever).
The Mascot Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for United States sports mascots. It was founded by David Raymond, who was the original Phillie Phanatic from 1978 to 1993. It is an online-only hall, with an induction ceremony taking place each year in Philadelphia.
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 was the largest single man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear bombs. It was caused when the Norwegian ship Imo collided with the Mont-Blanc, a French munitions ship.
After the devastating explosion, the City of Boston provided a great deal of aid to Halifax. Every Christmas since then, Halifax has sent a huge Christmas tree to Boston, to thank the good citizens of Boston.
A custom in Canada’s Atlantic provinces is to refer to the New England states as “the Boston states”.
The New England state of “Maine” is the only state with a one syllable name, though it has five letters. The states of Ohio and Iowa, while only four letters each, are pronounced with three syllables each.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument in Sioux City, Iowa honors the only man to die during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Sioux singer/actor Floyd Red Crow Westerman is best remembered for his song “Here Come the Anthros Again”, lamenting the tribe’s regular infestations by young white suburban anthropology students working on their graduate degrees.
During the latter part of the 19th century, the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec openly supported the conservative party (les Bleus) over the liberal party (les Rouges). One summary the Church used was: “L’enfer est Rouge; le ciel est Bleu.” ("Hell is Red; Heaven is Blue.)
The most famous line from Jean-Paul Sarte’s play No Exit (Huis Clos) is “L’Enfer est les autres,” translated as “Hell is other people.”
Well, this price list indicates that many of the stamps are worth a few dollars each, so if you’re spending a few bucks on a card, you “throw away” an approximately equal amount by affixing this specimen to the envelope. As an “anecdote point”, I’ve used 3-cent U.S. stamps from the 1930’s to “round out” the postage in the days before “Forever” stamps took hold.
In play: Jean-Paul Sartre’s mother was a first cousin of 1952 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Schweitzer.
In 1977, Albert “Sparky” Lyle became the first pure relief pitcher to win the American League Cy Young award- Mike Marshall had won the award in the National League 3 years earlier.
Mike Marshall (born Michael James Marshall, July 17, 1957) New Castle, Pennsylvania is an American mandolin player and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in central Florida and now lives in Oakland, California. Marshall has been a part of New Acoustic Music since the early 1980s. He has performed and recorded with many musicians in a variety of styles, including bluegrass, classical, jazz and Brazilian music.
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John Marshall of Virginia was serving as President John Adams’s Secretary of State when Adams decided to appoint him Chief Justice. Marshall went on to serve more than 34 years and is regarded as one of the most skilled leaders of the U.S. Supreme Court.