Friday, October 11, 2013

Trivia Bits 11 October

 

  • Because he had bad eyesight, Harry Truman memorized the letters on the eye chart to get into the Army.
  • The Archer is the symbol of the astrological sign of Sagittarius.
  • In humans, the jugal bone is the better known as the cheekbone.
  • Celine Dion represented Switzerland when she won the Eurovision Sing Contest in 1988.
  • Donald Duck’s three nephews are Huey, Duey and Louie.
  • Born in Marion, Indiana on February 8, 1931 was James Dean.
  • The Latin phrase Tempus Fugit means “time flies”.
  • The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901.
  • Robert Zemeckis directed the 1994 movie Forrest Gump.
  • In World War 1, Prototype tanks were known as Big Willy and Little Willy.

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