Brothers Ben and Casey Affleck have both had on-screen romances with Liv Tyler, in Lonesome Jim (2005), Armageddon (1998) and Jersey Girl (2004).
In Sept. 1789, Ben Franklin wrote to George Washington, “For my own personal case, I should have died two years ago; but tho’ those years have been spent in excruciating pain, I am pleased that I have lived them since they brought me to see our present situation.”
The Pains and Penalties Bill was introduced by the British government in the HOuse of Lords in an attempt to grant a legislative divorce between King George IV and Queen Caroline. It passed, but so narrowly, that the government decided not to introduce it in the Commons, fearing it would be defeated and the government fall.
A bra worn by Traci Lords – from her relationship with ex-fiance John Enos III – sold at auction on eBay for US$80 in April 2007.
A Norman Rockell painting, Saying Grace, recently set a new recordfor the highest amount ever paid for a work by an American artist, $46 Million, at Sotheby’s, New York.
(I think you left “at auction” out?)
Norman Fell, who played Mr. Roper on Three’s Company in the 1970s, was believed to have had a long, bitter and acrimonious feud with actor Jack Klugman that lasted over 40 years. However, it was later revealed the feud was a hoax, and the two actors were actually friends who grew up in the Philadelphia area.
Alfred Hitchcock later admitted it was a mistake to have the bad guy portrayed by Norman Lloyd dangling from the Statue of Liberty in** Saboteur**; it should have been the hero. He corrected the error in** North by Northwest**.
Anthony Hopkins recently played the legendary British director on screen (with Helen Mirren as his very supportive and career-minded wife) in Hitchcock.
Helen Reddy once served for three years as Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the State of California.
State-issued license plates for those convicted of driving under the influence in Ohio have red letters on a yellow background.
OOP- That idea of different license plates for DWI is awesome
In play - The oldest US license plate still registered is actually the first state-issued license plate ever. Massachusetts plate 1.
The specialty of the Nickel Plate Bar & Grill in Fishers, Indiana, is their pork tenderloin sandwich. It is also the specialty of a great number of other restaurants in Indiana.
The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad was commonly nicknamed “The Nickel Plate Road”. Its primary connections included Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Toledo. It was merged into the Norfolk and Western in the 1960’s.
Pappy’s Smokehouse in St. Louis is a popular, classic BBQ place located near SLU, St. Louis University.
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If you’re ever in STL I highly recommend you go!
(no affiliation, just a satisfied customer; been there twice so far, and will definitely go back when I’m back in STL)
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England and France have each had a monarch who was subsequently sainted: St Edward the Confessor in England, and St Louis I the Pious in France.
Behold: http://www.omg-facts.com/Fun+Facts/DUI-Offenders-In-Ohio-Have-Specially-Col/56172
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Winston Churchill biographer Roy Jenkins suggested that of all the monarchs whom Churchill served, he got along least well with the one who is thought to have been his mother’s lover, King Edward VII.
Roy Scheider played the President of the United States three times.
Australia is a federation composed of six states and two territories.
Thailand, which is about the size of Texas or France, is composed of 77 provinces including Bangkok.
France, which is about the size of Thailand, has 96 metropolitan departements.