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.”
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