Something Trivial

Today is National Trivia Day! Here are some trivia facts to share today:

• The visible part of the rivet commonly found on the pockets of jeans is called the burr.
• Venus is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise on its axis.
• A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
• Actor Nancy Cartwright of “The Simpsons” is the aunt of singer Sabrina Carpenter.
• You know Stefani Germanotta better as Lady Gaga.
• On the 1970’s children’s show The Electric Company, Easy Reader was played by Oscar winner Morgan Freeman.
• Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
• The name of Boba Fett’s ship in the “Star Wars” saga is Slave 1.
• Actress Lily Tomlin voiced Ms. Frizzle on the children’s television series “Magic School Bus.”
• Born Robert Weston Smith, this famous radio disc jockey in the 1970s was more commonly known as Wolfman Jack.
• A turtle breathes through its butt.
• The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
• In a quest to replace rubber, James Wright accidentally invented Silly Putty.
• During World War II, the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence were hidden in Fort Knox.
• In the United States, 350 Slices of pizza are eaten every second.
• Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear was almost called “Lunar Larry.”
• In the city of Gainsville, Georgia it is illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork.
• Walmart’s top selling product? Bananas! (About 1.5 billion pounds a year)
• Seeking and finding shapes in clouds is called nephelococcygia.
• Before Mike Myers, Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek.
• In a pinch, coconut water be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
• There are 11 time zones in Russia.
• The band Maroon 5 was originally called “Kara’s Flowers.”