Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Nov. 15, 2013
The first revolving door was installed in a restaurant called Rector's in Times Square in 1899.
Cheerleading was initially an all-male sport. Females were only added when large numbers of men were deployed to fight World War I.
The word "guy," as used to indicate a "man, fellow, person, individual, creature," didn't exist in 1605. In fact, even the name Guy, a name with Norman French origins given to poor Guy Fawkes by his parents in 1570, was relatively rare in England at the time, according to the book Remember, Remember by James Sharpe. "Guy" himself actually gave up the name in 1603 and went by the name "Guido" instead.
Convinced that the original Star Wars would be a flop, David Prowse – the man inside the Darth Vader suit – refused to allow his name to appear in the film's credits.
The rock hyrax, or Cape hyrax, a furry mammal resembling a guinea pig and weighing under 10 lbs., is the closest living relative of elephants.
