New Installment of Weekly Fun Facts

HA! Bet you guys thought I wasn't going to do another week of Fun Facts and Trivial Tidbits...Fooled YOU! Granted, today isn't Monday, so we can't blame the Monday blues, but since today is Tuesday, and perhaps a theoretical Monday for those of you lucky people who got Presidents' Day off yesterday... here is your weekly installment of fun facts and trivial tidbits...

For those of you animal lovers out there...did you know that when hippos become upset or agitated, their sweat turns red? That must be pretty scary for anybody witnessing the event...

Granted, this is dating me, but do you know the name of the lion in the MGM logo? Did you know the lion in the logo was an actual lion? Well, the waiting is over, the lion's name was Volney.

Rhinos are in the same family as horses (except I would NOT ride a rhino...). It is believed that the myth of the unicorn was born from seeing rhinos...

For those of you who might keep cows in your home, don't keep cows in a multi-story home... it is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs. The reason is that a cow's knees can't bend properly to walk down the stairs...

For those of you a little older than I (hehehehe...) do you remember in 1977 when George Willig climbed the World Trade Center Building? Do you know what his ultimate fine was??? Can you believe he was fined $1.10 for that stunt? Bet you couldn't get away with that today (on any other building)

Have you ever wondered how the famed wax museum, Madame Tussaud's, got started? During the French Revolution (1789-1799) wax working became a popular art form. When the French chopped off the heads of King Louis XVI and Marie Antionette, they paraded the decapitated heads around on sticks. Later on, the rioting crowds showed up at the door of Madame Tussaud and demanded that she sculpt exact duplicates of the decapitated heads out of wax. Hence the start of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museums...

Continuing on with the creepy wax theme, some church ceilings could also be seen with wax body parts such as arms and legs dangling from them. During the French Revolution, it was believed that if a person wanted an ailing family member to heal, they should construct a wax duplicate of the disease-infected body part and hang it in a church. At least they were wax renderings....

Hopefully these light-hearted ramblings helped brighten your day. Enjoy your Tuesday, or virtual Monday or whatever evening you wish to label it tonight.

Until tomorrow...