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So You Thought You Knew

So You Thought You Knew is heard Monday afternoons on the Larry Fedoruk show at approx. 2:40p.

We remind you to re-use this information at your own discretion, because these are not only "facts" they are "factitious".

Monday May 27th

1. When the two weather phenomena known as El Nino and El Nina combine, it's known as Jose Pena.

2. Oddly Indiana is the only state in the entire United States without a person named Jones.

3. The A in first Canadian prime minister John A. Macdonald's name stood for Armadillo.

4. Hare Krishna's and Hindus were once one religion known as Hair-Do's.

5. In the 1800's parts of real horses were used in the making of horse radish.

6. In nudist colonies in the country of Belgium it is illegal to fry bacon.

7. The most popular form of music in Alabama is a mixture of hip hop and gospel known as hip-hospital, and was actually invented by a nurse of a hip-hospital.

8. It takes more calories to paddle a kayak using a piece of celery than there are in that piece of celery.

9. During his time Alexander the Great, was actually known as Alexander the Great Big Pain In The Ass, but parts of his title were omitted from historical text over time.

10. According to the Guinness Book of World Records the most prolific inventor of midway games was a Mr. Arcadia Whackamola.

11. The Sultan of Brunei personally owns over 300 luxury automobiles, but only one beaded seat cushion.

12. Leap year was introduced to the Gregorian calendar in 800 A.D. by Pope Leap the sixth.

13. Recent X-rays show that Alex Trebek's spine is in the form of a question mark.

14. Scientists at Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh have isolated the gene responsible for bad parking.

15. The base of the Great Pyramid of Egypt is large enough to cover 10 football fields, and when completed local children had no where to play football.

16. Gorgonzola cheese was not invented until the 1800's when scientists finally figured out how to milk the Gorgon.

17. In the new Oliver Stone movie entitled W, about the George Bush administration, the part of Dick Cheney will be played by Cate Blanchett.

18. When Mount Rushmore was first unveiled to the public, Abe Lincoln's nose was a flume ride. It closed 6 months later.

19. Ironically, the first ever seeing eye dog, a German Sheppard names Shep, was infested with blind fleas.

20. In the late 1800's, throat lozenges were called throat Los Angeles.

21. The kid who played the SECOND drummer on the Partridge Family grew up to play the second Darryn on Bewitched.

22. Regis Philbin's real name is actually Phyllis Bin Region.

23. Instead of air, tires on the original Ford Model T were filled with pudding.

24. According to company history, Black had a bigger tool than Decker.

25. According to Greek mythology most of the Greek gods lived on Mount Olympus, although several also took condos downtown.