The Andy Griffith Show was actually a spin off
! Sheriff Andy Taylor first appeared on an episode of
The Danny Thomas Show
in which Danny is arrested by Sheriff Taylor for failing to come to a
complete stop at a stop sign in the town of Mayberry. The character was
such a hit that Andy soon got his own show.
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Calvin Coolidge refused to use the telephone while he
was President. A man of few words, he once said, "If you don't say
anything, you won't be called on to repeat it."
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A lacto-ovo vegetarian excludes all types of meat from their diet but
eats eggs and dairy products. A lacto vegetarian excludes all meat and
eggs but eats dairy products. A vegan, the strictist type of vegetarian,
excludes all animal products, including eggs and dairy, from their
diet.
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Jamie Farr, who played Max Klinger, was the only regular cast member of "M*A*S*H" to actually serve in the Army in Korea. (He served after the war was over).
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What was the original title of Ray Bradbury's
Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury and his publishers thought
The Fireman was a boring title, so they called a local fire station and asked what temperature paper burned at. The firemen put Bradbury on hold while they burned a book, then reported back, and the rest is history.
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With over 500 million copies sold, Don Quixote is the best selling novel of all time.
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Sudan is home to over 200 pyramids, more than twice that of Egypt.
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Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55 times,
but domestic cats are not mentioned at all.
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Austin, Texas is considered the live music capital of the world.
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Many of you already knew this. Some of you didn't, right? |
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That is all for today.
Have a great week!