Historical trivia (1 Viewer)

[Standing Hampton]

For example, the Beatles song, “Norwegian Wood”, is about the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I’s wife Theodora.

 

[grateful zed]

name the 4th holy roman emperor 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

In wedding services,  70% of ring bearers under the age of six will drop the ring before they reach the alter. 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The Eiffel Tower was originally constructed to be the world's first cell phone tower.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Genghis Khan loved a good bawdy joke.  

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Genghis Khan loved a good bawdy joke.  

I thought he liked the excellent sugar rush he got from Twinkies.

 

[DaVinci]

name the 4th holy roman emperor 

Kid Rock

 

[wikkidpissah]

Genghis Khan loved a good bawdy joke.  

But being a Mongolian standup was no picnic. Temujin was a vicious bawdy-shamer

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Orville and Wilbur Wright originally invented the toaster as an early attempt to send things flying through the air.  After burning the first aircraft, they decided to recalibrate the device and use it as a means to toast slices of bread.  

 

[General Malaise]

Sliced bread was invented when Betty White was 6 years old so Sliced Bread is the best thing to come since Betty White....(that's what Blanche said)

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Fruit Loops are all the same flavor.

 

[facook]

One wonders how well Tolstoy's classic novel would have been received had it been published under its original title: "War, What Is It Good For?"

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

ACDC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie” is actually about the Plague.

 

[Ron Swanson]

No Maserati did 185 until 2004 or so despite what Joe Walsh may have implied.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

On the East Coast, Best Foods brand mayo is sold as Hellman's. Same jar, same color scheme and design to the label, even the same jingle in commercials. Except on the East Coast, the jingle makes no sense. "Bring out your Best Foods, and bring out your best." Makes sense. "Bring out your Hellman's, and bring out your best"? Spring for a new jingle, you cheap mayo purveyoys.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

People with freckles on their face are nearly twice as likely to be struck by lightening. 

 

[badmojo1006]

Grey poupon was the mustard gas used in World War I.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

People with freckles on their face are nearly twice as likely to be struck by lightening. 

Oh, ghod.  I read that.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Oh, ghod.  I read that.

Also the high copper content in their red hair acts as a conduit.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Oh, ghod.  I read that.

Anne Boleyn, and her daughter Elizabeth I were both struck by lightening. They started covering their faces with powder to hide their freckles. That's why they look like ghosts in every painting throughout history. 

 

[RC94]

When he was still just a lawyer in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln formed the first Pee Club outside the original 13 colonies in a log cabin. 

He did this to be a cover for his vampire hunting activities.

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

no one famous has ever been in my living room or kitchen.

 

[Sconch]

For example, the Beatles song, “Norwegian Wood”, is about the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I’s wife Theodora.

Theodora’s father was a bear trainer. She was also a prostitute before she met Justy.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Anne Boleyn, and her daughter Elizabeth I were both struck by lightening. They started covering their faces with powder to hide their freckles. That's why they look like ghosts in every painting throughout history. 

Wait.  You mean you didn't misspell "lightning" on purpose?

 

[Standing Hampton]

Theodora’s father was a bear trainer. She was also a prostitute before she met Justy.

Well, prostitute may not be entirely accurate.  She worked in the “entertainment “ industry.

 

[rustycolts]

- I wonder if you know that the harp is a predecessor of the modern day guitar. Early minstrels were much larger people. In fact, they had hands the size of small dogs.

 

[Sconch]

Well, prostitute may not be entirely accurate.  She worked in the “entertainment “ industry.

I’ll defer to Lynda Garland. 

 

[northern exposure]

On the East Coast, Best Foods brand mayo is sold as Hellman's. Same jar, same color scheme and design to the label, even the same jingle in commercials. Except on the East Coast, the jingle makes no sense. "Bring out your Best Foods, and bring out your best." Makes sense. "Bring out your Hellman's, and bring out your best"? Spring for a new jingle, you cheap mayo purveyoys.

Big Mayo would never allow it.

 

[Apple Jack]

Genghis Khan loved a good bawdy joke.  

And could not keep all his kings supplied with sleep

 

[Leroy Hoard]

No Maserati did 185 until 2004 or so despite what Joe Walsh may have implied.

And I'm sure that at some point of his life Sammy Hagar drove 55 mph.

 

[Don Quixote]

At Grant’s second inaugural ball, hundreds of cages with canaries were hung in the rafters to merrily sing in Grant’s inauguration. However, there was no heat in the building and the temperature dropped to single digits. Many dancers made a quick exit when dead, frozen canaries began raining down on their heads.