# weird trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603 "2010-01-04T10:07:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/101 "2010-01-07T11:41:39Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > Singer \*\*Minnie Ripperton’s \*\*popular song, “Lovin’ You” (is easy cuz you’re beautiful) is about her baby daughter - **Maya Ru** dolph. With all due respect, I don’t know about that one. Here’s the lyrics, you decide: "Lovin’ you is easy cause you’re beautiful Makin’ love with you is all I wanna do Lovin’ you is more than just a dream come true And everything that I do is out of lovin’ you No one else can make me feel The colors that you bring Stay with me while we grow old And we will live each day in springtime Cause lovin’ you has made my life so beautiful And every day of my life is filled with lovin’ you Lovin’ you I see your soul come shinin’ through And every time that we oooooh I’m more in love with you" Stevie Wonder did write “Isn’t She Lovely” about **his** daughter, Aisha, but that’s not really trivia. How 'bout: Spiders Have Transparent Blood. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/102 "2010-01-07T12:39:01Z")
The commanding officer of the US Army forces that captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry was Robert E. Lee. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/103 "2010-01-07T13:00:08Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Bear left. Guess we should go, then. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/104 "2010-01-07T13:42:53Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Let’s get Meta on the OP : > > " Trivia " comes from the word Trivium. > > Trivium means three roads, or where three roads meet. > > How’s that for weird trivia? Here’s some trivia on your “trivia” trivia: The “trivium” were “the lower division of the seven liberal arts at medieval universities, consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logic.” Over time, the word evolved into the modern “trivia”, meaning minute factual details, often thought insignificant. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/105 "2010-01-07T14:07:14Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > Here’s some trivia on your “trivia” trivia: > > The “trivium” were “the lower division of the seven liberal arts at medieval universities, consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logic.” Over time, the word evolved into the modern “trivia”, meaning minute factual details, often thought insignificant. Oh, you’re _good_. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/106 "2010-01-07T14:16:22Z")
Another John Ratzenberger sighting: he was one of the “human sausage” captives in **Motel Hell**. Buried up to his neck and vith his vocal cords slit, perhaps his most memorable line was “ekkkkgggggghhhh” In the Herschell Gordon Lewis splatter flick **Blood Feast** , there is a scene where a buxoum blonde gets her tongue ripped out of her mouth. The editor of that (and some other scenes in the film) was Bob Sinise–father of Gary Sinise. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/107 "2010-01-07T14:27:56Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The commanding officer of the US Army forces that captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry was Robert E. Lee. Nitpick: Lee was an Army officer, but he commanded a detachment of U.S. Marines at Harper’s Ferry. And his aide there was Lt. J.E.B. Stuart! Jefferson Davis, as U.S. secretary of war, approved a test of camels for service with the Federal cavalry. Edwin Booth, John Willkes’ older brother, saved the life of Lincoln’s son Robert in a railroad mishap not long before the President’s assassination. Union Gen. John Sedgwick was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse after reproving the men around him for taking cover from sniper fire. His last words were, “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!” Raphael Semmes and John Winslow, opposing commanders of the CSS _Alabama_ and the USS _Kearsarge_ in their 1864 battle off the coast of Cherbourg, France, had been cabinmates during the Mexican War. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/108 "2010-01-07T14:32:29Z")
TV producer and writer Donald Bellisario served with Lee Harvey Oswald in the Marines. _The City_ artist/writer [Derf](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derf) went to high school with Jeffrey Dahmer. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/109 "2010-01-07T15:04:47Z")
Ocean’s 12 and 13 Matt Damon’s character (Linus Caldwell) uses aliases that are the names of cookie brands… Ocean’s 12: Snackwell Ocean’s 13: Pepperidge (Farm) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/110 "2010-01-07T15:09:23Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > With all due respect, I don’t know about that [“Loving You”]. Possibly that is being conflated with the same time frame’s “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder, which is about the birth of his daughter, and includes baby crying sounds (that might have actually been his daughter, but I don’t know that for sure). ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/111 "2010-01-07T15:12:25Z")
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in the Bucket List - One of the times they are playing cards, Jack says, “Who are you? The Devil?”… Jack HAS played the Devil (Witches of Eastwick), while Morgan has played God (Bruce and Evan Almighty). And both have played the President of the United States of America… ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/112 "2010-01-07T15:35:25Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in the Bucket List - One of the times they are playing cards, Jack says, “Who are you? The Devil?”… > > Jack HAS played the Devil (Witches of Eastwick), while Morgan has played God (Bruce and Evan Almighty). > > And both have played the President of the United States of America… And both acted in Batman movies. And both were in arguably he two best films ever made from Stephen King stories. ---
**Author:** ![wayward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wayward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wayward)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/113 "2010-01-07T15:58:24Z")
_Zombie Survival Guide_ / _World War Z_ author **Max Brooks** is the son of \*\* Mel Brooks\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/114 "2010-01-07T17:15:53Z")
TV journalist Anderson Cooper is the son of Gloria Vanderbilt. Author Joe Hill is the son of Stephen King. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/115 "2010-01-07T17:20:06Z")
Steven Lerman, motorist Rodney King’s attorney, was the son of “B.S. Pulley,” best known for his role of “Big Jule” in the movie “Guys and Dolls.” ---
**Author:** ![Gesturing\_Mildly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/116 "2010-01-07T17:25:07Z")
Creed from The Office is really named Creed, and was in The Grass Roots. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnFZsrs32Co](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnFZsrs32Co) at 1:40-something. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/117 "2010-01-07T17:27:29Z")
Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were roommates at Harvard. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/118 "2010-01-07T17:48:10Z")
Dr. Kevorkian’s showboating lawyer and one time Michigan gubernatorial candidate **Geoffrey Feiger** is the older brother of **Doug Feiger** , singer and songwriter for **The Knack**. Not major trivia, but it’s all I got. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/119 "2010-01-07T20:05:22Z")
> [@AppallingGael](#): > > I think this went unanswered in an earlier “history quiz” thread, or maybe someone did answer it. Anyway, Jefferson Davis was a major general in the Union army. He was best known for murdering a superior officer he was arguing with. The exigencies of the war led to his never being brought to account. Different Jefferson Davis. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603/120 "2010-01-07T20:40:33Z")
On the original 1970’s **Electric Company** the _Letter Man_ cartoon was narrated by Joan Rivers, and Letter Man was voiced by Gene Wilder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-trivia/523603.md?page=7)