Stuff I learned today

[Reverend Conehead]

We have the best food.

Texas has the best Mexican food in the country, though California does give it a run for the money. Probably any border state has great Mex food. I'd bet it's good in Arizona and New Mexico too.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

In speaking to a Glacier National Park ranger, i learned that, outside of Alaska, the area running from NW MT through Alberta and British Columbia has the highest density of grizzly bears in North America. Cool!

I also learned that bear spray is far more reliable as a bear deterrent than a hand gun or rifle. If fact, there has not been a recorded human fatality when bear spray was used.

Apparently, there have been numerous deaths when a hand gun was used as a deterrent. The explanation that most people carry a 9mm (which is fairly "light" ammo) and most are understandably scared $hitless when confronted with a bear and typically shot wildly.

The only problem with bear spray is that I would be too tempted to use it on some humans I know.

 

[Hardline]

Texas has the best Mexican food in the country, though California does give it a run for the money. Probably any border state has great Mex food. I'd bet it's good in Arizona and New Mexico too.

I love New Mexico's Mexican food. Lots of dishes with Hatch green chilies.

 

[Montanalo]

The only problem with bear spray is that I would be too tempted to use it on some humans I know.

I like the way you think.

 

[Reality]

I learned what happens when you search Google for "67" ... try it

 

[Reality]

John Williams (who went by Johnny Williams back then), composer of several well known classical/orchestrial soundtracks (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park, etc.) created the pilot theme song (before the well-known theme was used) to Gilligan's Island.

That theme of course was replaced by the one we all know that starts off, "Just sit right back .."

BONUS: The person who sang that song was actually the show's producer, Sherwood Schwartz.

To listen to the pilot theme ..

 

[Hardline]

"According to Abba: The Official Photo Book, published to mark 40 years since they won Eurovision with Waterloo, the band's style was influenced in part by laws that allowed the cost of outfits to be deducted against tax – so long as the costumes were so outrageous they could not possibly be worn on the street. In 2007 Ulvaeus was wrongly accused of failing to pay 85m kronor (£7.9m) in Swedish taxes between 1999 and 2005, and went on to successfully appeal against the decision. "I am of course very happy that I have been informed in writing that I have always done the right thing concerning my taxes," he said after the court victory.

 

[kskboys]

The famed Tyrannosaur did not live during the Jurrasic period.

 

[kskboys]

Adolph Hitler's real last name was Schicklgruber.

 

[VaqueroTD]

"According to Abba: The Official Photo Book, published to mark 40 years since they won Eurovision with Waterloo, the band's style was influenced in part by laws that allowed the cost of outfits to be deducted against tax – so long as the costumes were so outrageous they could not possibly be worn on the street. In 2007 Ulvaeus was wrongly accused of failing to pay 85m kronor (£7.9m) in Swedish taxes between 1999 and 2005, and went on to successfully appeal against the decision. "I am of course very happy that I have been informed in writing that I have always done the right thing concerning my taxes," he said after the court victory.

Hilarious how they really do look like the Will Farrell cast in that Eurovision movie that makes fun of Scandinavian pop.

 

[VaqueroTD]

John Williams (who went by Johnny Williams back then), composer of several well known classical/orchestrial soundtracks (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park, etc.) created the pilot theme song (before the well-known theme was used) to Gilligan's Island.

That theme of course was replaced by the one we all know that starts off, "Just sit right back .."

BONUS: The person who sang that song was actually the show's producer, Sherwood Schwartz.

To listen to the pilot theme ..

Yeah, the one they stuck with much better. No worries, it all worked out for Johnny Williams.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

I learned what happens when you search Google for "67" ... try it

That's freaky! Thanks.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Adolph Hitler's real last name was Schicklgruber.

Not quite. That's a common misconception. He never had any last name other than Hitler. The misconception comes from his father, who was named Alois Schicklgrüber when he was born. However, at some point, he changed his last name to Hitler. Then, when World War II started and people were understandably upset with Hitler, they would mock him by calling him Schicklgrüber because it is kind of a stupid-sounding name. Allied soldiers especially mocked him. They would do the NSDAP salute and say, "Heil Schicklgrüber."

Here's a bizarre fact about Hitler. He had a newphew named William Patrick Hitler who lived in Great Britain and wrote an article denouncing his uncle. He later moved to the United States where he joined our Navy. So Hitler had a nephew who fought against him in the war. His nephew had kids in the United States and they're still alive today. However, they've changed their name to "Houston" and refused to reproduce. They were afraid of the genes they would pass on.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Here's a cool one I learned. William Dozier was a TV producer known for films like Harriet Craig and especially for the 1960s-era TV show, Batman. The comic books that the show was based on were way darker than what the show ended up being. Dozier decided he wanted to go for campiness and humor, and man did that show ever do that! They had some bumps along the way in making Batman. Specifically, they had a tough time finding the right voice-over actor to narrate the show. Unable to find anyone he really liked, Dozier decided to just narrate the show himself. Yes, he was the one who explained in that wacky-stern voice at the end of a show what trouble the caped crusaders were in, and he would then implore you to tune in the following day to the "same bat time, same bat channel." For someone who didn't make a living as an actor, he sure stepped in and did a good job. IMO, his narration was a big reason for the show's fun and humorous feel.

He was also born in my home town of Omaha, Nebraska.

 

[Tabascocat]

It is illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. You have to own two or more

 

[Reality]

Alice Cooper owns the first "O" in the Hollywood sign in California.

Bonus: He bought it in honor of Groucho Marx, who was one of his best friends.

 

[IndieCowboy]

Hans Zimmer did not compose the score for the first film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). The original composer was Klaus Badelt, who was hired after Zimmer declined the project due to prior commitments. However, Zimmer contributed some themes and ideas to the score, which were incorporated into the final product.

Subsequent Films​

Zimmer returned as the composer for the next three films in the franchise:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Aside from being a brilliant composer, Hans is also fond of female orchestral musicians in short black schoolgirl skirts with black tights!

 

[Hardline]

Pluto will complete its first full orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1930 on March 23, 2178!

Pluto's orbit is so vast that it takes approximately 248 Earth years to complete a single trip around the Sun. Since its discovery by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, our distant dwarf planet hasn't yet made one full circle! This cosmic milestone is set to occur on March 23, 2178, marking Pluto's very first 'New Year' known to humanity. While we wait, New Horizons has already given us incredible insights into this mysterious world.

This incredibly long journey is due to its average distance of 3.7 billion miles from the Sun and a unique, highly elliptical, and tilted path. The wait reminds us of the humbling timescales in our solar system; by 2178, multiple generations will have passed, and the New Horizons spacecraft, which visited Pluto, will be long gone into interstellar space. A single Plutonian year truly spans centuries of human history.

Source: Britannica

#Pluto #SolarSystem #AstronomyFacts #SpaceExploration #CosmicTime #PlanetFacts

 

[kskboys]

Not quite. That's a common misconception. He never had any last name other than Hitler. The misconception comes from his father, who was named Alois Schicklgrüber when he was born. However, at some point, he changed his last name to Hitler. Then, when World War II started and people were understandably upset with Hitler, they would mock him by calling him Schicklgrüber because it is kind of a stupid-sounding name. Allied soldiers especially mocked him. They would do the NSDAP salute and say, "Heil Schicklgrüber."

Here's a bizarre fact about Hitler. He had a newphew named William Patrick Hitler who lived in Great Britain and wrote an article denouncing his uncle. He later moved to the United States where he joined our Navy. So Hitler had a nephew who fought against him in the war. His nephew had kids in the United States and they're still alive today. However, they've changed their name to "Houston" and refused to reproduce. They were afraid of the genes they would pass on.

OK, this is hilarious. Your first sentence is "not quite", but then you go and explain how it was. Did you mean to say "not quite"?

Since he was born w/ that last name, the "not quite" appears to be incorrect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Reverend Conehead]

OK, this is hilarious. Your first sentence is "not quite", but then you go and explain how it was. Did you mean to say "not quite"?

Since he was born w/ that last name, the "not quite" appears to be incorrect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You appear to have misunderstood. Schicklgrüber was his father's birth name, but then he changed it before Adolf was born. Adolf was born with the last name "Hitler" and he never had any other last name. Allied soldiers were mocking him by saying his dad's original last name.

Hitler's dad = originally named Schicklgrüber, then named Hitler.
Adolf Hitler = originally named Hitler and kept that name his whole life.