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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 22:02:01 GMT -5
The creators of the 1970's Hulk show thought "Bruce" was too gay a name so changed Banner's name to "David," the oh so sweet irony, Bill Bixby was gay.
Lou Ferrigno who was the Hulk in the 70's show provided the voice for the 90's cartoon, was in both movies and provided the voice for Hulk in the 08 movie.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 22:49:32 GMT -5
In the film "The Wizard of Oz" in the background you don't see one of the munchkins hanging themselves, it's a prop in the shape of a large bird.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:00:35 GMT -5
"Oceania" is a name for the thousands of islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean. It is sometimes referred to as the South Seas.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:08:35 GMT -5
More than 2,500 cover versions of The Beatles' "Yesterday" exist, making it the most recorded song in history.
The Hoover Dam was built to last 2,000 years. The concrete in it will not even be fully cured for another 500 years.
For the 1994 box office hit Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, 12 buses were used total in the film. Two of the buses were blown up, and a specially rigged one was used for the famous freeway jump.
Here's one for the ladies: Coyotes are extremely loyal to their mates. If one is caught in a trap, the other will bring small game for it to eat; it will soak itself in a river to allow its thirsty mate to chew on its damp fur for water. It has been documented that the free coyote will stay with its captive partner until death.
The twenty-first century will begin on January 1, 2001. (January 1, 2000 will be the first day of the last year of the twentieth century.)
Formally called Kiritimati, Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is 52 square miles.
When it comes to what really matters to travelers, the United States has the rest of the world beat when it comes to its toilets. Per a survey of 100 international travel writers, the United States has, by far, the best in the world. Western Europe may have the best castles and museums, but johns finished a distant second. Scandinavia, rated separately from Western Europe, placed third. China is where bathrooms are considered the absolute worst according to the surveyed travel writers. Almost as bad are those toilets in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was also voted the worst when it comes to toilet paper.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:09:36 GMT -5
Australia's new parliament house in the nation's capital Canberra is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere. The building covers nearly 15 per cent of a 32 hectare site and boasts 4500 rooms. Its floor space is approximately 250,000 square meters.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:16:20 GMT -5
An anteater is nearly 6 feet long, yet its mouth is only an inch wide.
More than 100,000 family dogs are killed each year in car accidents. As a result, a manufacturer in the eastern United States has developed a car restraint designed specifically for dogs riding in the car.
Prolific screenwriter and director Steven de Souza ran into a language problem when filming his first film in the 1990s. He was attempting to turn the popular video game "Street Fighter" into a movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme in Thailand. The film had countless scenes with hundreds of extras, many who were students and international tourists from more than a half-dozen countries. They all spoke different languages, from Dutch to Japanese. De Souza explained how they ultimately sped up the slow translation process while filming: "Finally we decided to direct them with numbered flashcards. One meant you were happy, 2 meant you were sad, and 3 meant get in your boat."
When a man died in ancient Egypt, the females in his family would smear their heads and faces with mud and wander through the city beating themselves and tearing off their clothes.
Acorn, banana, buttercup, butternut, carnival, delicata, golden nugget, Hubbard, kabocha, spaghetti, sweet dumpling, turban, and pumpkin are varieties of winter squash.
In the United States, it is called stone-skipping. In England, it is known as ducks and drakes; in Denmark, it's called smutting.
Two out of three adults in the United States have hemorrhoids.
Twenty-four-karat gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
The state of Maine has at least 28 cities or towns that begin with the word "North," 23 with the word "South," 22 with "West," and 28 with "East."
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:19:15 GMT -5
The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:22:02 GMT -5
The female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon. If no other pigeon is available, her own reflection in a mirror will suffice.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:25:54 GMT -5
In 1957, there was an incredibly lengthy Emmy category: "Continuing Performance in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, MC, Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or Any Person Who Essentially Plays Himself/Herself." Jack Benny, for The Jack Benny Show and Dinah Shore, for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, were the winners. The category name was retooled (and shortened) for subsequent Emmy presentations.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:27:09 GMT -5
If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36), the total is the mystical number 666, often associated with the Devil.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 8, 2008 23:30:06 GMT -5
The sensitivity of the human eye is so keen that on a clear, moonless night, a person standing on a mountain can see a match being struck as far as 50 miles away. Much to their amazement, astronauts in orbit were able to see the wakes of ships.
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Post by canedust on Jul 9, 2008 1:58:35 GMT -5
To fill in background in certain shots of Citizen Kane, they used random stock footage. As a result, one exterior scene sourced footage from Son of Kong, and a Pteradactyl can be seen briefly.
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Post by bigfaker on Jul 9, 2008 13:16:05 GMT -5
My mother is allergic to penicillin.
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Post by THE Man They Call Uberto on Jul 10, 2008 11:05:26 GMT -5
Every second of every day someone around the world is listening to darkside of the moon, true fact.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 10, 2008 19:28:43 GMT -5
Kane was a teacher.
Draven is Canadian
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Post by DRAVEN on Jul 10, 2008 19:32:50 GMT -5
Kane was a teacher. Draven is Canadianand you say people are obsessed with you? |
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Post by b_Pooly on Jul 10, 2008 19:40:06 GMT -5
LOL! I didn't want to just post one thing, it was either that or "JT is an Aussie," but lets face it, the kid's ego is huge, wouldn't want to inflate it any more, neing as you are so old, I didn't think this would inflate your ego, I guess I was wrong. Damn ego-manaic.
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Post by bigfaker on Jul 12, 2008 9:57:24 GMT -5
The poster above me is insignificant. Probably.
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Post by Captain Smiley on Jul 12, 2008 10:18:10 GMT -5
Fake is right.
It takes 15 months of instruction at the Pentagon's school of music to turn out a bandleader, but merely 13 months to train a jet pilot.
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