Interesting Trivia

Some interesting trivia, courtesy of MentalFloss…

  1. Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was penned by beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein.
  2. Ben & Jerry learned how to make ice cream by taking a $5 correspondence course offered by Penn State.
  3. In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle.”
  4. “Jay” used to be slang for “foolish person.” So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”
  5. The Q in Q-tips stands for quality. They were originally called Baby Gays.
  6. The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.
  7. Dr. Ruth was trained as a sniper by the Israeli military.
  8. Hawaiian Punch was originally developed in 1934 as a tropical flavored ice cream topping.

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