Trivia Tuesday...

 The characters Bert and Ernie on "Sesame Street" were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.

Ward Bond (Bert) became known as "Wagon Train's" Major Seth Adams, and Frank Faylen (Ernie) became known as Dobie Gillis' father in the "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis".

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Australian soldiers used the song “We’re Off to See the Wizard” as a marching song in WWII.

Interesting, huh?

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Golf courses cover 4% of North America.

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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!

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Strawberries are the only fruit with their seeds on the outside of the fruit.

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I have never played the lottery...
though lately I have been tempted!!

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That is all for today.

I do have a new poll up.
(upper right, totally anonymous)
I hope you can and will vote.

Thanks!