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Post by Leatherface on Oct 10, 2009 10:32:42 GMT -5
got any fun facts about anything post em here i got some
Thomas edison invented the famous ghost hunters device known as EVP as a way to speak with the dead
Leonardo Da Vinci came up with the idea of the plane which was the design of your modern day glider.
Later in his life sigmond frued had his jaw sawn off after having mouth cancer
Superman back in 1929 was originally an alien invader not a superhero
the incredible hulk was originally gray but the printing press at the time couldn't handle it so he was changed to green.
long before the fantastic four the human torch was an android who fought the submariner.
Oriville wright was on the original Nasa board ( couldve bene wilbur the two always confuse me)
Teddy Rossevelt once gave a speech suffering from a fatal gunshot wound-he lived
the Mask that serial killer roy burns wore in friday the 13th part 5 was the original hockeymask suggested in part 3. but the director felt that a red arrowed one would work better so they put roys in storage.
Comic Book Creator Bob Kane once saw a movie called " The Man Who Laughs" the main character "Gwynplaine" was used as the joker. to this day joker resembles Gwynplaine in the man who laughs
The 1983 Film Scarface was a remake of a 1932 film with a similar name
the star wars villain named Darth Maul was based off a painting of the devil.
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Post by CT on Oct 10, 2009 12:07:04 GMT -5
Cool facts, thanks for sharing! I'll elaborate on some of 'em. Where were Orville and Wilbur from and where did they invent and build their first plane? My hometown of Dayton Ohio of course. So you can all thank my town for that wonderful piece of technology. Freud got his cancer and needed the jaw removal because he smoked dozens of cigars a day! Also unrelated to the cancer (I think), he snorted coke by the bucketloads and claimed it wasn't addictive. He of course later realized he was very wrong! And lastly, after T.R. was shot, an angry mob wanted lynch the shooter but Teddy shouted at them and demanded they not harm him so that Roosevelt could handle him himself after the speech you mentioned! What a guy. Also, TR is one of only 3 sitting presidents to win he Nobel peace prize. He won it for endingthe war between Japan and Russia. The other winners: Woodrow Wilson and 90 years later, President Obama became the third!
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Post by Leatherface on Oct 10, 2009 12:58:23 GMT -5
here's some more
dawn of the dead was filmed in monroeville mall one of the first malls ever built in america and it still remains open to this day.
Despite all of the actors who played him, Timoty Dalton was the only one to resemble ian flemings drawing of james bond
several forensisc detectives and historians believe that jack the ripper was the prince of england at the time.
Stan lee Created spider-man on accident: he was a doodle lee made of out boredom.
David Hasslehoff holds the record for most watched tv star.
The name A Nightmare On Elm St actually came from a dallas newspaper headline about the kennedy assasination, JFK was shot on elm st.
The original name for halloween was the babysitter muders
Despite contrary belief Batman was the first superhero on film. he had a movie serial that ran throughout 1943 and a movie in 1945
Walt Disney hated jews and blacks ( go figure)
Mr rodgers filmed his entire show in his hometown of Pittsburgh
david letterman band leader and freind paul schaffer is actually on forbes top 10 richest people list
despite the movies title, Leatherface only killed 1 person with a chainsaw in The texas Chainsaw Massacre.
when the berlin wall came down the first person that walked through wore a batman t-shirt
One of the drafts of the script for Jason X had camp crystal alke be in a snow setting.
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Post by CT on Oct 10, 2009 13:41:15 GMT -5
Ouch. You're not at all impressed that one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century was built just a few miles from where I now sit? Way to damage what little pride I have. LOL
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Post by Leatherface on Oct 10, 2009 13:50:53 GMT -5
LOL relax man i already know a lot about the wright brothers to apprectiate what they made.
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Post by CT on Oct 10, 2009 14:46:45 GMT -5
And there's no way Paul Shaffer is top 10 richest in the world. Is it forbes top 10 richest American entertainers or somethin?
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Post by Leatherface on Oct 10, 2009 15:02:05 GMT -5
In the 80s paul made a lot of smart investments. but he and dave are good freinds so he hangs out with him. anyhows more fun facts!
in the original drafts of Star Wars everyone had a lightsaber and it was blue
Pennsylvania was the first state in the entire country to have a radio station called KDKA
Darth Vader in german translates into dark father
It is believed that Ed Gein was slightly retarded
Michael Myers' mask was originally supposed to be a clown mask.
In The Air Tonight is one of phil collins most successful songs
a poster for Batman (1989) can be seen in the beginning intro in jason takes manhattan.
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