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Trivia

“I Didn’t Know That...

Bet You Didn’t Know It Either.”

Fascinating trivia facts compiled In which war did more men die than in any other What happened to Abe Lincoln’s guests at Ford’s
by Stanley Morgenbesser, who American conflict? Theater?
resides at the Banyans of Broken Approximately 625,000 men died in the Civil War, Major Rathbone and his fiancée, Clara Harris,
Sound. Stan conducts the Broken more Americans than in World War I, World War II, the were the couple who accepted an invitation to join the
Sound members’ “What’s Up Club,” Korean War and the Vietnam War combined. If the names Lincolns at Ford’s Theater on that historic night. After the
which, remarkably, has met every of the Civil War dead were arranged like the names on assassination they were married and had three children.
week without fail for the past more the Vietnam Memorial, it would stretch over 10 times However, Henry was never able to get over what happened
than 26 years---a total of more than the wall’s length. Two percent of the population died, at Ford’s Theater. He felt guilty and believed he should
1,300 meetings---to discuss a wide the equivalent of six million men today. Rifles were by have done more to prevent the tragedy from happening.
range of topics and to meet and hear interesting speakers. far the war’s deadliest weapons, but deadlier still was On Christmas Eve in 1883, he murdered his wife Clara
Stan took over as leader of the club when its founder, disease. Camps became breeding grounds for diseases in an attempted murder-suicide. He survived his own stab
Sidney Hyman, passed away in 2007 at the age of 100. such as mumps, chicken pox and measles, and over one wounds and lived for another 30 years at an asylum for
million Union soldiers contracted malaria. the criminally insane. Mary Todd Lincoln, who suffered
Does Vladimir Putin speak English? from depression after the loss of three of her sons and her
Only about three percent of Russians today are fluent Who was blamed for the breakup of the Beatles? husband, was institutionalized herself in 1875.
in English; President Putin is not among them. Putin John Lennon’s relationship with artist Yoko Ono led
generally refrains from speaking English in public settings him to bring her along to the studio, which annoyed the What was the first Western fast food restaurant in
due to his lack of comfort with the language. Get him other band members. When Lennon began collaborating China?
in a room with a German dignitary—Chancellor Angela with Ono on projects, the other band members saw this Kentucky Fried Chicken was the first Western fast food
Merkel, for example—and he turns into a regular jabber- as a sign of neglecting the band. When Lennon was told chain to arrive in China, and made its debut in Beijing
jaw. Putin speaks perfect German, having spent time in by the band members that they didn’t want her at all the on November 12th, 1987. At 1,100 square feet, it was the
East Germany during his time in the KGB (he was there Beatles gatherings, Lennon responded that she wanted to biggest KFC outlet in the world at the time. Hundreds of
when the Berlin Wall came down). be one of them, but it was obvious she wasn’t welcome. people lined up outside of the restaurant, hungry for a
Rumors went around at the time that John Lennon’s wife, taste of American-style fried chicken. The restaurant was
Why is the disease being called coronavirus disease Yoko Ono, was the cause of the band’s breakup. a hit from day one, with KFC selling over 2,200 buckets
2019, COVID-19? of chicken and raking up $83,000 in just 24 hours. More
On February 11th, 2020 the World Health Organization What made the loudest noise in recorded history? than three decades later, KFC is the largest restaurant
announced an official name for the disease that is causing The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia on chain in China with more than 5,000 restaurants in 1,100
the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak first identified in August 27th, 1883, is the loudest sound ever recorded cities.
Wuhan, China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus in human history. The sound generated by the volcanic
disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19 eruption was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 What was the first color film to win an Academy Award
there are many types of human coronaviruses, including miles away, sent sound waves around the world four times, for Best Picture?
some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract and could be heard 3,000 miles away. The devastation Gone with the Wind was the first color film to
illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused by a novel from the explosion, which packed power equivalent to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. At the 12th
(or new) coronavirus that had not previously been seen 10,000 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs, made the Krakatoa Academy Awards in 1940, Gone with the Wind won a
in humans. The name of this disease was selected by the eruption one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Over total of ten Academy Awards (eight competitive, two
World Health Organization. 36,000 people were killed by the volcano and the tsunamis honorary) including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best
it triggered. Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best
What company saved Apple from going bankrupt? Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing. It
Apple was nearing bankruptcy in 1997 when Bill Which fast-food chain is named after its founder? wasn’t until 1956 that all five Best Picture nominees were
Gates and Microsoft came along on a white charger to The story of Taco Bell begins with its founder Glen color movies.
save the day. Microsoft invested $150 million in the Bell, who, according to the Taco Bell website, started
company and allowed Apple to use Microsoft Office selling tacos in 1954 at a taco stand called “Taco Tia”. How many members are active on Facebook?
without charge. It was also at this time that Microsoft It wasn’t until 1962 that the name was changed to “Taco There are more than two billion active members on
was facing possible charges by the Justice Department Bell” after Bell opened a restaurant in Downey, California. Facebook. The number of people actively participating
for violating the Sherman Act. This law prohibits the The restaurant was franchised in 1964, and it only took in Facebook social media is higher than the populations
stifling of competition and establishment of a monopoly. three years to open 100 more. Three years later, Taco Bell of China and India combined. Christiano Ronaldo, a
Therefore, this helping hand probably benefited both went public with a whopping 325 restaurants. footballer with the Portuguese team Juventus, is the most
companies. popular person on the social media site with almost 14
million followers. The most popular product on Facebook
is Coca-Cola with 15,863,959 fans at last count. Of the
more than two billion active Facebook users, nearly a
billion and a half log into Facebook every day.

Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know. Microsoft
has created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000
millionaires. Each anteater eats about 35,000 ants and
termites each day. In 1785, Benjamin Franklin was the
richest person in the United States. Sweden pays each
student $187 per month to attend high school. Sharks
kill 12 people on average per year while people kill
approximately 11,417 sharks per hour. The U.S. retail
industry makes $6.8 billion a year from gift cards that
no one redeems. Japan has the highest life expectancy in
the world with 83.7 years. Ben & Jerry, the successful
ice cream partners, originally considered getting into the
bagel business, but the equipment was too expensive. The
average person has about five dreams per night, or 1,825
dreams per year. James is the most common first name for
a U.S. President. On average, more than 100,000 people
a day get speeding tickets in the United States.
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