Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Oct. 4, 2024
Canola oil, short for Canadian oil, was originally used to power lamps and lubricate engines. Fifty years ago, it wasn’t used in cooking.
The NY Jets were so named because their home at Shea Stadium was close to an airport and because Jets rhymed with Mets, the baseball team at Shea.
Scientists think King Richard III probably spoke with a Yorkshire accent rather than in the Queen’s English. This contradicts Laurence Olivier’s portrayal of him in the film Richard III. Examples of actors with Yorkshire accents include Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean, Michael Palin, and Judi Dench.
Rent is usually higher from May to September.
In February 2022, the Pew Research Center purposely had a poll to illustrate that opt-in polling produces unreliable results. In it, 12% of young Americans said they can operate nuclear-powered submarines.
