Fast Facts
September 12, 2007
Lunula is the official term for the white area at the base of your fingernail.
Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen were all offered $4 million to play the role of Superman. Later, Christopher Reeve took the part and was paid $250,000.
Sixty percent of babies are born before breakfast.
The first Rolls Royce sold for $784 in 1906. In 2006 a Rolls Royce cost about $250,000.
The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.
The temperature of a Positive Giant, a type of lightning bolt, can reach 5,032 degrees Fahrenheit, five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Before “”The Matrix Reloaded,”” the longest list of film credits was for the 1988 film “”Who Framed Roger Rabbit”” (763 names).
Debra Winger voiced E.T.
Artists had to draw 6,469,952 spots for the 1961 film version of “”101 Dalmatians””.
According to the rules of Monopoly, if the bank runs out you can make more money, but you are not allowed to build more houses or hotels.
The first author to submit a typed manuscript was Mark Twain, for his book “”Life on the Mississippi.””
During the Great Depression, popsicle makers introduced the two-stick popsicle so people could share the treat with someone else.
