Fast facts
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Monday, February 7, 2005
Things you always never wanted to know
The most sensitive finger is the forefinger.
Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state; it also has the highest latitude, the most eastern longitude and the most western longitude.
Some of Beethoven's symphonies were performed in Kentucky before they were performed in Paris.
"John has a long moustache" was the code-signal used by the French Resistance in World War II to mobilize their forces once the Allies had landed on the Normandy beaches.
Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators, where the product was first developed.
Brooklyn is the Dutch name for "broken valley."
Gilligan of "Gilligan's Island" has a first name that was only used once, on the never- aired pilot show. His first name is Willy. The skipper's real name is Jonas Grumby. It was mentioned once in the first episode on their radio's newscast about the wreck. The Professor's real name is Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann's last name is Summers and Mrs. Howell's maiden name is Wentworth.
A female ferret is referred to as a "jill."
The Sanskrit word for "war" is the same as the word for "desire for more cows."
One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant.
When a giraffe's baby is born, it falls from a height of 6 feet, normally without being hurt.