TRIVIA BITS 25 APRIL

 

• The theme music of the original Lone Ranger was The William Tell Overture.
• The 'Thing', from the movie of the same name, had green blood.
• The third longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism".
• The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.
• The three brothers John Wilkes, Junius Brutus (Jr.), and Edwin Booth, all critically acclaimed actors of their day, only once all three appeared in the same play together.  That was in a portrayal of Julius Caesar in 1864, with John Wilkes playing Marc Antony; Junius taking the roll of Cassius; and Edwin playing Brutus.  The funds from the above performance were donated to erect a statue of William Shakespeare in Central Park, just south of the Promenade.  The statue still stands there to this day. Edwin Booth was a staunch Unionist and Lincoln supporter (who, interestingly, also once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son), while John Wilkes Booth was an even more fanatical secessionist.  When Edwin informed his brother he had voted for Lincoln, Wilkes Booth supposedly became rabid and asserted his belief that Lincoln would soon set himself up as king of America.
• The three most common elements in the universe are 1) hydrogen; 2) helium; 3) oxygen.
• The Three Musketeers names are Porthos, Athos, and Aramis (D'Artagnan joins them later.)
• The three primary colours are red, yellow and blue. The three secondary colours are green, orange and purple.
• The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the Adam's Apple.
• The Tibetan Mountain people use yak's milk as their form of currency.