In seasons 9 and 10 of the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’, each of the star cast members were paid $1 million per episode.
In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how…
In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how Hitler was treated after being shot on the Western Front during World War I was announced in the press. According to the report, Hitler was monorchid.
When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York…
When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York, a teacher instructed his class to act like chickens, and added that a nuclear bomb was about to fall on them. Most of the class clucked and ran around wildly, but Brando sat calmly and pretended to lay an egg. Asked by Adler why he had chosen to react this way, he said, “I’m a chicken – What do I know about bombs?” Brando is hailed for bringing realism to film acting.
The tailbone, the appendix, and ‘goose bumps’ are all examples of human…
The tailbone, the appendix, and ‘goose bumps’ are all examples of human vestigiality, or traits that occur in humans which have lost their function through evolution. The tailbone is the remnant of a lost tail, the appendix was used for digestive purposes, and ‘Goose Bumps’ would flare body hair as a defense mechanism or to keep warm.
In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied…
In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied 378 goals and 139 assists in just 85 games. That is 4.4 goals, and 1.6 assists per game.