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A collection of mostly useless but sometimes interesting things I've come across. There are bugs with opening a lot of spoiler boxes at once. Easiest to avoid if you close each box again once you read the answer. If that doesn't work, just reload the thread and they should work again.
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1) In the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises", villain Bane sets off explosions as Gotham's football team is playing. A Gotham player returns a kickoff for a touchdown steps ahead of the explosions which cave in the field right behind him. Who was the kick returner?
2) John Rambo killed 58 people in Rambo: First Blood Part II, 78 in Rambo III and 83 in Rambo IV. How many did he kill in the original movie, First Blood?
3) According to a website that tracks on screen deaths during movies, what movie has the highest body count recorded?
4) What unique geographic distinction can The Republic of Kiribati claim?
5) Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon character to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Who was the second?
6) Redheads are twice as likely as people with other hair colors to avoid going to what type of business?
7) In Japan there is a 400 year old festival where a particular group of people scare babies to make them cry in order to ward off evil spirits and bring the babies good health. Some parents pay over $100 to have this done with their child. Which people are entrusted with performing this task?
8) At 120 decibels, equivalent to a jack hammer on concrete, what is the loudest insect in the world?
9) What color is spider blood?
10) What misspelling might a modern observer note on both the Liberty Bell and in the US Constitution?
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1) In the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises", villain Bane sets off explosions as Gotham's football team is playing. A Gotham player returns a kickoff for a touchdown steps ahead of the explosions which cave in the field right behind him. Who was the kick returner?
Hines Ward. A number of Steelers were shown in the film on the sidelines, including Ben Roethlisberger and former coach Bill Cowher.
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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King had 836 on screen deaths. Also, Legolas won the killing contest with Gimli, with 57 on-screen kills to 25 for the dwarf. Orlando Bloom has been in 4 of the 8 bloodiest movies on record.
Straddling both the Equator and the International Dateline, the island nation is the only country that falls in all four hemispheres. Kiribati includes the island of Tarawa that US forces invaded during WWII.
Bugs Bunny
The dentist. The gene whose mutation results in red hair also plays a role with pain receptors in the brain. Studies show that redheads are more sensitive to pain, require 20% more anesthesia on average, and are more resistant to local pain blockers like Novocaine.
Sumo wrestlers.
The male cicada.
Blue. Spiders use a protein called haemocyanin to transport oxygen, rather than hemoglobin which gives our blood its red appearance.
The word Pennsylvania is spelled "Pensylvania". It was an accepted spelling at the time, though the Constitution has it spelled both ways in different places.
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