Odd factoids

[classic33]

Kermit the Frog was credited a the author of the self-help guide "Before You Leap: A Frog's Eye View of Life's Greatest Lessons"(2006) -- an "autobiography" written from the perspective of the Muppet himself.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Most Muppets are left-handed.

So it's come to this. Repeating factoids from only 1668 posts ago. A sad day.

 

[FishFright]

The only thing flat earthers fear is sphere itself

 

[david k]

Common sense isn't very common

 

[Dave7]

Rudolph the reindeer didnt actually have a shiny nose. It was matt red but he had a bad cold at the time.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It never rains it pours

 

[classic33]

There are 80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660, 636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000 ways a deck of cards can be shuffled
and is expressed as

Eighty unvigintillion, six hundred and fifty-eight vigintillion, one hundred and seventy-five novendecillion, one hundred and seventy octodecillion, nine hundred and forty-three septendecillion, eight hundred and seventy-eight sexdecillion, five hundred and seventy-one quindecillion, six hundred and sixty quattuordecillion, six hundred and thirty-six tredecillion, eight hundred and fifty-six duodecillion, four hundred and three undecillion, seven hundred and sixty-six decillion, nine hundred and seventy-five nonillion, two hundred and eighty-nine octillion, five hundred and five septillion, four hundred and forty sextillion, eight hundred and eighty-three quintillion, two hundred and seventy-seven quadrillion, eight hundred and twenty-four trillion

 

[NorthernDave]

Popular Hollywood actor Mel Gibson invented the electric guitar.

 

[raleighnut]

Popular Hollywood actor Mel Gibson invented the electric guitar.

The first ones were made out of old American car wings though.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

There are 80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660, 636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000 ways a deck of cards can be shuffled
and is expressed as

Eighty unvigintillion, six hundred and fifty-eight vigintillion, one hundred and seventy-five novendecillion, one hundred and seventy octodecillion, nine hundred and forty-three septendecillion, eight hundred and seventy-eight sexdecillion, five hundred and seventy-one quindecillion, six hundred and sixty quattuordecillion, six hundred and thirty-six tredecillion, eight hundred and fifty-six duodecillion, four hundred and three undecillion, seven hundred and sixty-six decillion, nine hundred and seventy-five nonillion, two hundred and eighty-nine octillion, five hundred and five septillion, four hundred and forty sextillion, eight hundred and eighty-three quintillion, two hundred and seventy-seven quadrillion, eight hundred and twenty-four trillion

Otherwise expressed as 52!

 

[Dirk]

Meadowlark Lemon was inspired to write a book about his dog whilst visiting Dartmoor in 1978.
It was titled - ' The Hound of the Basketballs'.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

42 is the answer to the universe, life and everything.

 

[classic33]

Rudolph the reindeer didnt actually have a shiny nose. It was matt red but he had a bad cold at the time.

She had a bad cold at the time.

“Jingle bells” was composed in 1857, and not for Christmas – it was meant to be a Thanksgiving song!

 

[Drago]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was composed in 1915. It was supposed to be a wartime morale boosting song to celebrate Easter.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is mistranslated from Soviet propaganda related to their crude, communist head of their meteorological department..

The original, rather patronising phrase was. "rude Olf the Red knows rain deer.