Odd factoids

[Dave7]

John Wayne was actually christened John Wayne but he started a drag act and called himself Marion.
Later when he started acting he changed back to John Wayne.
The famous cowboy walk started when he forgot to change out of his thong before filming.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

John Wayne originally starred in Easterns but they didn't take off till named Westerns. John Wayne was part cow, hence cowboy.

 

[Drago]

John Wayne's real name was John Kevin.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Kevin as originally the SI unit of temperature but a slip of the pen turned it into Kelvin.

 

[Drago]

Pens were invented as a masturbatory aid. "My pen is in my hand", was the oft heard cry.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

John Wayne was actually christened John Wayne but he started a drag act and called himself Marion.
Later when he started acting he changed back to John Wayne.
The famous cowboy walk started when he forgot to change out of his thong before filming.

Absolutely correct - and also it should be noted that the film he was starring in was originally to be called Cowboy John, but when the unfortunate thong-related incident came to light, the film was renamed Rawhide.

 

[classic33]

Because radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second and sound waves saunter at 700 miles per hour, a broadcast voice can be heard sooner 13,000 miles away than it can be heard at the back of the room in which it originated.

 

[Seevio]

Because radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second and sound waves saunter at 700 miles per hour, a broadcast voice can be heard sooner 13,000 miles away than it can be heard at the back of the room in which it originated.

Depending, of course, on how big the room is.

 

[Drago]

Radio was invented by the BBC as an appropriate alternative to television for common people.

 

[Dave7]

Because radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second and sound waves saunter at 700 miles per hour, a broadcast voice can be heard sooner 13,000 miles away than it can be heard at the back of the room in which it originated.

Not if its my wifes voice

 

[Dave7]

John Wayne was so tall they couldn't find a horse big enough. So they decided to cut 6 inches off each of his legs. Unfortunately they accidentally cut 7 inches off one leg.
That, together with the thong exagerated his funny walk.

 

[Drago]

John Wayne never died. He faked his own death and became Hulk Hogan.

 

[classic33]

In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

Putting sugar on a wound or cut will greatly reduce pain and shorten the healing process.

 

[classic33]

A Canadian special forces sniper has broken the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot.

The shot was made from 3871.39 yards, which is just over two miles away. The previous record was held by British sniper Craig Harrison, in 2009, at 2706.69 yards away (1.5 miles).

 

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John Wayne was actually christened John Wayne but he started a drag act and called himself Marion.
Later when he started acting he changed back to John Wayne.
The famous cowboy walk started when he forgot to change out of his thong before filming.

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