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TV and Movie Trivia: Fight Club Starbucks
There is a Starbucks cup in all frames of Fight Club. Move aside, Game of Thrones. David Fincher directed Fight Club at the height of Starbucks cafes popping up everywhere.
Strange But True: Don’t Hassle the Hoff
As part of David Hasselhoff’s divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname “Hoff” and the catchphrase “Don’t Hassle the Hoff.”
Moments in Time: Lech Walesa
On Dec. 9, 1990, Lech Walesa, founder of the Solidarity trade union, won a landslide election victory, becoming the first directly elected Polish leader.
Weird News: Amazon has EVERYTHING
We all know that Amazon has EVERYTHING, which apparently now includes ready-to-assemble homes, the Mirror reported on Nov. 5.
Top Ten WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES
The top five bridges are all over one mile long. That's a long time to be suspended!
Moments in Time: Temptations
On Dec. 2, 1972, the Temptations earned the last of their four chart-topping hits when “Papa Was a Rollin' Stone” made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Strange But True: Petition Against Coffee
In 1674, the Women's Petition Against Coffee claimed the beverage was turning British men into "useless corpse[s]" and proposed a ban on it for anyone under the age of 60.
Top Ten Most Popular Films on NETFLIX
Red Notice takes the number one spot while Don't Look Up crashes into number two.
Moments in Time: Coffee rationed
On Nov. 29, 1942, coffee was added to the list of rationed items in the U.S. in spite of its record production in Latin American countries…
Strange But True: Kermit puppet
Jim Henson made his first Kermit puppet using his mother's old coat and two halves of a ping pong ball.
Top Ten Most Streamed Shows on NETFLIX
Wednesday takes the top spot while Stranger Things 4 takes the number two spot.
Weird News: Creme de la Weird
A 107-year-old Chinese woman named Chen has become a social media star, the New York Post reported on Oct. 29, because of an unusual facial feature -- a 4-inch-long horn…
Moments in Time: Sandy Koufax
On Nov. 18, 1966, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax retired from baseball at age 30 due to chronic arthritis in his pitching arm and the fear that if he kept on playing…
Weird News: Chilean Sea Bass
The Campbell’s Co. announced on Oct. 23 that for a limited time, it is changing the name of its popular Pepperidge Farm cheese snacks from Goldfish to ... Chilean Sea Bass.
Strange But True: Japan vending machines
Japan has the highest density of vending machines worldwide, with approximately 5 million machines, or one machine for every 23 people.
Moments in Time: Billy The Kid
On Nov. 14, 1882, outlaw Frank “Buckskin” Leslie shot and killed Billy “The Kid” Claiborne, who had publicly challenged him, in Tombstone, Arizona.
Top Ten Fastest Mammals in the World
Who knew that a cheetah runs faster than a bat can fly?
Moments in Time: President Roosevelt
On Nov. 7, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term in office. He remains the only American president to have served more than two.
Top Ten Movies: Terrifier
Terrifier 3 takes the top spot and knocks the Joker down to the 4th spot. The Wild Robot comes in at number two.
Strange But True: Walt Disney explosives
Walt Disney World is the second-largest buyer of explosives in America, following only the U.S. Department of Defense…