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Fact Du Jour – June 22, 2019 – “Corn Island”

Mother Nature eventually makes fools of us all. And that’s exactly what she did with Corn Island, which formerly “existed” as a 43-acre island in the Ohio… Read more “Fact Du Jour – June 22, 2019 – “Corn Island””

June 22, 2019June 20, 2019 by heb23

Fact Du Jour – June 21, 2019 – “Pizza Boy”

Want to watch a movie that was made on a $500 budget? Brad Jacobowitz in The Pizza Boy Then get some popcorn ready and settle in for… Read more “Fact Du Jour – June 21, 2019 – “Pizza Boy””

June 21, 2019June 20, 2019 by heb23

Fact Du Jour – June 20, 2019 – “Jalea”

Anyone getting hungry – for fried fish, shrimp and…squid? Then you might want to try the Peruvian dish Jalea!  

June 20, 2019 by heb23

Fun Fact I Just Now Uncovered About Office Space…

  Stephen Root as “Milton” in Office Space. To view some more fun facts about this movie, click here. Watching the 1999 movie Office Space. And something that… Read more “Fun Fact I Just Now Uncovered About Office Space…”

June 14, 2019 by heb23

Sometimes You Just Have To Use Those “Big Ticket” Words!

I was playing in a trivia game Wednesday night when I heard one of my absolute FAVORITE words: Who was the first Spanish conquistador to reach the… Read more “Sometimes You Just Have To Use Those “Big Ticket” Words!”

May 9, 2019October 7, 2020 by heb23

“Multiple Birth” Countries In World Geography!

Recently, I was chatting about the capital of Paraguay with a trivia “buddy” of mine. Yes, trivia players have nerdy conversations like this! A recent question in… Read more ““Multiple Birth” Countries In World Geography!”

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by heb23

A Look At Two “Supergroups” From The Late 1980s – and a 1955 Broadway Musical!

Funny how a seemingly harmless conversation during a trivia game can wind up planting the seeds for obsession in your brain! I was chatting with a player… Read more “A Look At Two “Supergroups” From The Late 1980s – and a 1955 Broadway Musical!”

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by heb23

Primetime Emmy Winners – 1980s

Are you ready to take a trip back to the 1980s? When there were basically three channels you could watch on your TV (not counting PBS), cheesy… Read more “Primetime Emmy Winners – 1980s”

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by heb23

(UPDATED December 30, 2019) – Top Grossing Domestic Movies 2019

Editor’s note: I am only including movies that have grossed more than 100 million at the U.S. box office… What have been the biggest moneymaking movies of… Read more “(UPDATED December 30, 2019) – Top Grossing Domestic Movies 2019”

March 30, 2019June 7, 2020 by heb23

Will They Make A Musical About Aaron Burr Someday?

In 2003, the wildly popular musical Wicked was unleashed – which told the stories of The Wizard of Oz from the witches’ point of view. Wicked celebrated its… Read more “Will They Make A Musical About Aaron Burr Someday?”

March 20, 2019 by heb23

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