Kato Kaelin once made a living delivering singing
telegrams.

One of the principal deities of Ju-Ju, the central
African animist religion
that became known as “voodoo,”
is “Ba-Ba-Lu Ai”, an entity similar to
Satan. The entity is
one and the same with “Babaloo,” made famous by Desi
Arnaz’s character Ricky Ricardo.

The average cost to produce an infomercial is $500,000.

Ice cream cones produced at the Jay Cone Corporation — the largest cone bakery
in the U.S. — are randomly tested for strength. This is accomplished by
inserting golf balls into the cones until the cones break.

Kate Jackson never appeared in a bikini on Charlie’s Angels.

This article appears in June 14 • 1996 and June 14 • 1996 (Cover).

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