The very first time the word “trash” was referred to in computing parlance for deleted files was in 1982, on the Apple “Lisa” interface, when it was… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 15, 2019 – Who Knew “Trash” Was A Copyrighted Term?”
Category: Useless Facts That Might Help In A Trivia Game Someday If You’re Lucky
Fact Du Jour – July 14, 2019 – Who Knew A Cruise Ship Could Have a Godmother?
I’ve never been much of a “Disney” kind of girl (I’m really more of a Looney Tunes kind of girl). I’ve also never been a person who… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 14, 2019 – Who Knew A Cruise Ship Could Have a Godmother?”
Fact Du Jour – July 13, 2019 – Ladie’s Man (Short Lived TV Series)
Apparently U.S. TV viewers weren’t very interested in watching a TV show about a divorced man navigating his way through a woman-dominated world… Vis a vis the… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 13, 2019 – Ladie’s Man (Short Lived TV Series)”
Fact Du Jour – July 12, 2019 -Sex, Drugs, and…Writing About Monsters
What happens when you get a bunch of wildly creative (some of them drug addled) – English kids and plunk then down in the lovely surroundings of… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 12, 2019 -Sex, Drugs, and…Writing About Monsters”
Fact Du Jour – July 11, 2019 – “Rabbit Ears” (Historic Landmark)
If you’re a Gen X person, you might think of TV antennas when you think of the words “rabbit ears.” You probably don’t think of this: New… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 11, 2019 – “Rabbit Ears” (Historic Landmark)”
Fact Du Jour – July 10, 2019 -Slavery in Haiti
Slavery has been a way of life in Haiti ever since Christopher Columbus and his men set foot on the island of Hispaniola in 1492. Slaves were… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 10, 2019 -Slavery in Haiti”
Fact Du Jour – July 9, 2019 – 3lbs – Super Short Lived TV Series
This TV series didn’t even last a whole month – airing just three episodes in November, 2006. Unaired episodes can be viewed on Amazon Unbox. This “doctor… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 9, 2019 – 3lbs – Super Short Lived TV Series”
Fact Du Jour – July 8, 2019 – Tennessee’s Mount LeConte – Keep An Eye Out For Llamas!
Rental cabins on Mount LeConte, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. Want an overnight getaway that will take you to the highest point in the Eastern United States? Are… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 8, 2019 – Tennessee’s Mount LeConte – Keep An Eye Out For Llamas!”
Fact Du Jour – July 7, 2019 – Reuben Sandwich Origin Story?
If you’re like me, you take your Reuben sandwiches with turkey instead of corned beef – and on “regular” white-ish bread – instead of rye. Which by… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 7, 2019 – Reuben Sandwich Origin Story?”
Fact Du Jour – July 6, 2019 – Tempe Owls Football Team
Did you know that Arizona State University’s teacher’s college (which was called Tempe Normal School) originally had an owl as a mascot – and later – a… Read more “Fact Du Jour – July 6, 2019 – Tempe Owls Football Team”
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