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Bet
You Didn’t Know
December 30, 2010
by Peary Perry |
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So,
if you bought had bought a book in 1896 called “Personal Recollections of Joan
of Arc” and it was penned by someone named Sieur Louis de Conte…would you have
ever guessed that the author was really Mark Twain? Probably not…..
If
you get asked what is the state sport of Alaska……you can answer that it’s dog
mushing and you’d be correct.
While we’re on Alaska…..the US Government
started the Siberian reindeer herd in 1891 by giving the Eskimos a herd of 16
to start off with……
Benjamin Franklin…..no college, no high school, no
junior high school, no elementary school…just the first grade and one year with
a private teacher…..
The Broadway musical…”Hello Dolly” was written for
what famous entertainer? Why, that’d be Ethel Merman…she didn’t star in it until
much later on.
Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in 1960…..while she was there
a popular American song was banned from being played over Canadian stations….what
was it? The very popular …”Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton……was a ballad
about the Americans winning the battle in 1815 with the help of Andrew Jackson…..
Anyone
out there speak Luxembourgish? If so, then you’re probably from the country of
Luxembourg. Can you take lessons for this?
© Peary Perry
Bet You Didn’t Know -
A Treasure Trove of Trivia
December 30, 2010 column
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