Maximum testis weight in the African elephant probably approximates 4 kg.
Africa has 54 countries and a couple of disputed territories (Western Sahara and Somaliland). South Sudan is Africa’s newest country, officially born on July 9, 2011.
Although South Sudan’s capital city is Juba, there is a move to build a new capital city.
The city of Juba sits on the White Nile River, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile. The other tributary is the Blue Nile.
Tony Bennett sang, “Capital City.”
The highest-altitude national capital city is Quito, Ecuador.
Easter Island belongs to Ecuador.
Easter Sunday is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon (the Paschal Full Moon) following the March equinox.
Easter falls on my birthday (April 11) every 11 years starting in 1971, but the next occurrence will be 2060.
In 2013, Good Morning to You Productions sued Warner/Chappell Music for claiming copyright to the song “Happy Birthday to You”, claiming copyright on the song has expired. The case is pending.
The Warner Brothers corporate name honors the four founding brothers born Wonskolaser from Poland. The three oldest brothers, Harry (born Hirsz), Albert (born Aaron), and Sam (born Szmul), were born in Poland while the youngest, Jack (Itzhak or to some sources Jacob), was born in London, Ontario, Canada
The three elder brothers began in the movie theatre business, having acquired a movie projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania and Ohio. They opened their first theater, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1903.
London is right in between Detroit Michigan and Buffalo New York.
London’s nickname is “The Forest City,” and its motto in English is “Through Labor and Perseverance.”
The New Democratic Party of Canada was formed in 1961 by an alliance between the Canadian Labour Congress and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The CCF originated in Saskatchewan, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas.
Those born between February 15, 1961 and February 4, 1962 are members of the Metal Ox Chinese Zodiac sign. Famous people born in 1961 (but not necessarily Metal Oxen) include Barack Obama, Heather Locklear, Dan Marino, Meg Ryan, Eddie Murphy, George Clooney, Wayne Gretzky, Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson, Ralph Macchio, and Julia Louis Dreyfus.
Wayne Gretzky was named to the Order of Canada in 1984, but was not able to accept the award until he retired, because the ceremony always took place during the hockey season.
Wayne Gretzky has two acting creds–30 years apart: The Young and the Restless (1981), and Robotropolis (2011), where he played a soccer player.
John Wayne and his drinking buddy, actor Ward Bond, frequently played practical jokes on each other. In one incident, Bond bet Wayne that they could stand on opposite sides of a newspaper and Wayne wouldn’t be able to hit him. Bond set a sheet of newspaper down in a doorway, Wayne stood on one end, and Bond slammed the door in his face, shouting “Try and hit me now!” Wayne responded by sending his fist through the door, flooring Bond (and winning the bet).
Johnny Unitas is on film (in MASH [the movie]) smoking a joint. And really liking it, too.
In the 1956 film The Conqueror, John Wayne played Temujin (Genghis Khan).