Fast Facts

October 22, 2007

Shakespeare’s daughters were named Susanna and Judith.

Pac-Man was originally to be called Puck-Man. The obvious potential for vandalism of the name led the game company, Midway, to change it.

In 1899, the U.S. Patent Office declared that “”everything that can be invented has been invented.””

There were six Egyptian rulers named Cleopatra before the famous one.

Admiral Byrd, the famous polar explorer, had a dog named Igloo.

Niagara Falls stopped flowing for 30 hours on March 29, 1848, because of an ice jam blocking the Niagara River.

You can make a glass of apple cider with only three apples.

Basketball player Chuck Nevitt once said, “”My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.””

The phrase “”turning point”” comes from chariot racing. It was the place where a chariot turned at each end of the stadium.

The Vikings had a god of snowshoes named Ull.

More than 200 people in West Virginia returned their license plates to the Motor Vehicle Bureau because they began with the letters “”OJ.””

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