Some bank machines in London’s East End now offer a choice of languages: English or Cockney rhyming slang. If you would like to withdraw some cash from one of these new ATMs, you should press the “sausage and mash” button.

The Zambezi River is one of the most crocodile-infested
in the world.

Larry Kenney provided the original Bela Lugosi-like voice of Count Chocula. The Boris Karloff-like voice of Franken Berry was done by Bob McFadden. The cereals debuted in 1971.

Frank Sinatra made his spaghetti sauce with hot dried chile peppers.

The song “Tico-Tico” was mentioned in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show.

This article appears in September 4 • 2009.

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