trivia 9/27

Luckytrim

Luckytrim

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trivia 9/27

DID YOU KNOW...

At horse racing tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of all races.





1. In what movie musical would you find the group, "Sha-Na-Na" portraying

the group,

"Johnny Casino and the Gamblers"?

2. When the "Mario" character debuted in the video game, "Donkey-Kong" what

was his

name?

3. Which Saturday morning children's show was set in "Living Island"?

4. Which TV sit-com used a Frank Sinatra song as it's theme?

5. The book "Lost Moon" by James Lovell was the basis for what movie?

6. What does a conchologist specialize in or collect?

7. Istanbul, Turkey has been known by two other names in it's history;

Constantinople is

one........ what's the other?

8. The Byron Nelson award is presented in what sport?



TRUTH OR CRAP ??

During the middle of the nineteenth century, arsenic was commonly known as

"inheritance powder".

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1. "GREASE"

2. Jumpman

3. "H.R. PUFNSTUF"

4. "MARRIED-WITH CHILDREN"

5. "apollo 13"

6. Seashells

7. BYZANTIUM

8. GOLF



TRUTH !!

It was called inheritance powder because people often used it to dispatch a

wealthy old relative and "claim" their inheritance early. Since it was used as a rat

poison and household cleaning agent, arsenic was readily available over the counter.

Undetectable when mixed with food, it was also difficult to pinpoint as the cause of

death.

Fortunately, tests have been developed to help prosecutors better identify

arsenic poisoning.
 
I knew 6 and 7.
Right curled conch shells (spiralling to the right hand side. )are very popular and held in reverence at some places like temples. It's believed such shells bring luck, and you can actually sell one even for thousands of dollars if it's the right size and colour etc. The normal ones are used at temples to blow a really high base sound that can be heard miles away at the beginning of a festival or a ritual. It's so much customery that if you cannot find someone to blow the conch shell sometimes a recorded sound is played.
 
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