Here are some random facts for your Thursday, December 18th: 1. PETER BILLINGSLEY, a.k.a. Ralphie from A Christmas Story, was an executive producer on Iron Man. 2. During the slave trade between 1525 and 1866, Brazil received at least 10 times more slaves from Africa than the U.S. In fact, only 4% of slaves went to the U.S. 3. Both of WEIRD AL YANKOVICS parents died on the same day in 2004 from carbon monoxide poisoning. (!!!) 4. MATT GROENING has only written four episodes of The Simpsons and in three of those cases, hes a co-writer. The only episode where hes the sole writer credited is from 1992, where Homer manages a country singer. 5. ALEXANDER HAMILTON misspelled the word Pennsylvania on the Constitution. He forgot one of the ns in Penn. (Mental Floss / The Root / Wikipedia / Wikipedia / National Archive)
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:30:01 +0000