Here are a few semi-interesting trivia facts about a mish/mosh of subjects.

• “It Pays to Steal” is the title of Maury Wills’s 1963 autobiography. He was a famous base stealer.

• The original name for the TV series, “The Rifleman” was “The Sharpshooter” in 1958.

• The birthplace of George Washington in Virginia was Pope’s Creek Plantation in 1732.

• The name of Boca Raton in Florida means “Rat’s Mouth” in Spanish.

• The Detroit Lions NFL team was originally named “The Portsmouth Spartans” in 1934.

• The Jamaican name of Ian Flemings home was “Goldeneye” where he wrote his first James Bond novel.

• A well-known slogan used by Mad Magazine was “Humor in a Jugular Vein”.

• Mel Brooks famous movie “Blazing Saddles” took place in the town of Rock Ridge.

• The thespian puppet from Sesame Street was Meryl Sheep.

• The term Zip Code was introduced in 1963 and means Zone Improvement Plan.

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One of My Favs

Snoopy of “Peanuts” fame had a number of siblings. He had two sisters, Belle and Molly. He also had five brothers: Andy, Marbles, Rover, Olaf, and Spike.

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