Total Trivia

[fire_breeze]

Most in a single movie - 127 in the movie Don Juan (1927). Mary Astor and Estelle Taylor got all of those from John Barrymore.

 

[fire_breeze]

In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.

What I really want to know is how they figured that one out!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Bulls are color-blind. They charge the red cape because it is moving, not because it is red.

 

[desideratum]

darn, I missed the really good non-mundane trivia. Makes for some good reading now though

The City of New Delhi employs 100 professional cow catchers, to control the 40,000 cows that roam the streets.

 

[luv1]

Contrast to popular belief, the cow is not sacred in India. In fact there are not temples, gods or shrines dedicated to cows. Even though there are for every other bloody animal

Also a lovely cow fact. Cow do NOT have four stomaches. They have one, but it's divided into four chambers the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum.

 

[luv1]

Oh my gods. Here's somethings I never knew about cows. It's going to change the way you look at your burger. This are some quotes from an artical in the times a couple of years ago. I'll leave a link so people can read the whole thing and know I didn't make this stuf up

ONCE they were a byword for mindless docility. But cows have a secret mental life in which they bear grudges, nurture friendships and become excited over intellectual challenges, scientists have found.
Cows are also capable of feeling strong emotions such as pain, fear and even anxiety — they worry about the future. But if farmers provide the right conditions, they can also feel great happiness.

The findings have emerged from studies of farm animals that have found similar traits in pigs, goats, chickens and other livestock. They suggest that such animals may be so emotionally similar to humans that welfare laws need to be rethought.......

.....Dairy cow herds can also be intensely sexual. Webster describes how the cows become excited when one of the herd comes into heat and start trying to mount her. “Cows look calm, but really they are gay nymphomaniacs,” he said.

I want to see a soap staring cows

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article416070.ece

 

[fire_breeze]

Your lips are 100 times more sensitive than the tips of your fingers

More reasons to

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Do you believe in divine intervention? That loved ones who have departed can control events or influence your life?

Ever since my parents died I have truly believed that they have been my Guardian Angels, covertly directing the periphery of my life as if to provide me with a clear path and a direction forward. This belief gave me strength and confidence, knowing that somehow they would remove all the obstacles and allow me to achieve any dream.

But achieving your dreams can also have a negative effect. By becoming the career girl who gained control of a company cost me my marriage.

My father-in-law always blamed me for this, that I put too much effort into my work and not enough into my family. Yet I produced and nurtured for him two perfect grandsons who are handsome, intelligent and loving, whom he worshipped and adored.

Yesterday was his funeral. He died a natural death at the age of 76 while out for a walk. My presence at his funeral was always in doubt because of his deep-seated belief and accusations against me, but it had always been impossible to avoid me because of his grandchildren. I had severe doubts about getting into the black limo but they were my children as well as his grandsons and I was entitled to join them in it!

The service was nice, by request my eldest son played a Bach requiem for Oboe, something that granddad would have wished for from someone he had loved so deeply.

And while I had been allowed into the church I was not going to be allowed access to the burial ceremony, for what followed after the service was, I believe, divine intervention by his spirit. An unplanned set of events took over that resulted in my absence…

We solemnly followed the coffin out of the church, my ex and his mum first, my two sons next, myself behind them and dutifully joined by the rest of the congregation pew by pew in turn.

The church is in the valley of the River Derwent with the graveyard on a steep slope behind. Access to it is either up a steep path from the church or via the road at the top, naturally the hearse and the cortege would go by road. As we reboarded the black limo we realised that we would not be returning to the church, that my son’s oboe had been left inside and that someone needed to retrieve it. I was the only non-blood relative and therefore expendable and it was my duty to do so, even if it meant missing the cortege and having to walk up the steep path.

Walking back out of the door with the still-assembled oboe in my right hand and its case and the sheet music in my left I began to walk down the steps. It was then that his divine spirit struck.

My left foot was in mid-air on its downward stride to the next step when I felt a sudden jolt as my right heel slid over what seemed like oiled glass and lost all grip. I instantly knew that something serious was about to happen. It is true what they say that in a life-threatening situation your mind and body processes information at a speed far beyond the norm. In the short space of time that I was in the hands of God I did not consciously protect my head, my head rose up to look at my feet. This must be a basic instinct, searching for the security and the safety of terra firma. Subliminally I also worked out how to save the £3,000 oboe in my right hand. Also in this short space of time I realised that I could not use my hands to help break my fall, that my back was about to come crashing down on four stone steps. I knew that I would not die but that I would probably break my back. Oh God! I don’t want to be a dependent sat in a wheelchair, my job! My job? Please God land me safely.

I never heard the sound as my spine crashed onto the steps though those around said it was loud. All I felt was intense pain.

It was my worst nightmare, I knew that I had done serious damage to myself, the intense pain paralysed me. There was nothing, no people, no funeral only an unimaginable agony.

Faces gathered around me, I heard a voice “I’m a first aider, can you feel your legs?” I could feel. I looked up and saw my son. OMG! The oboe?

I slowly came around and analysed that I had survived. My brain was functioning, my back was not broken and I needed to divert attentention away from myself to the funeral again, I had a profund sense of guilt that I was stealing the show.

They helped me up and I sat back in the limo, I heard many words of concern but by now I was in medical shock. I saw nothing of the short journey to the top of the hill. Yet I was determined to go to the burial, I was helped out of the limo but soon discovered that I could not walk. All I could do was stand where they had left me until they returned, unable to move from my position against a handrail.

This morning when I awoke I anticipated the worst, stiffness and bruising. Amazingly neither of those. Grandad’s spiritual intention was simply to stop me from being present at the burial, and he did just that.

…………..

What has made me realise through this experience is that all of us, without exception, are walking a very fine line between perambulatory and paraplegic, between life and death. When it happens you have little control over the outcome, you are truly in the hands of your Guardian Angels.

I disobeyed all my training, anyone with a back injury should NEVER be moved.
I was asked if an ambulance should be called and I refused because I was at a funeral. That is no excuse.

Everyone who has a fall has a strong desire to stand, they feel like a prat for what they did and will use no amount of words to get you to raise them. They will convince you that they are OK.

A back injury is potentially very serious and under no circumstance must you try and move the patient, without hesitation you MUST call the emergency services. By attempting to raise the patient you may cause more damage and in this day and age, sadly, you are prone to litigation.

I was lucky, I got away with it (I think) without any damage but if ever you should be a witness to a back injury here are a few simple rules...

1... if they are screaming they are conscious, if not it is far more serious.
2... ignore all demands they make, be assertive, dial emergency IMMEDIATELY!
3... the emergency services will triage
4... stay with them until the ambulance arrives

What is triage?

It is an assessment. In this scenario you will be asked over the phone a series of questions ranging from the type of accident, the age of the patient, their mobility, whether drugs or alcohol are involved etc.
It is they who will tell you if it is safe to raise the patient or not, thereby absolving yourself of all responsibility.
In my case I triaged myself, but I was stupid by doing so, I should have been selfish and considered the consequences first.

 

[fire_breeze]

Thank you for sharing. {{{{}}}}


And please take care of yourself. I certainly do not want to hear that you have neglected your training and common sense.

Get better soon.

 

[desideratum]

I second that, {{feel better soon}}

That experience is very thought provoking and I agree, it is the barest of lines that we walk. There are far more interventions in life than we realize.

 

[CCaprice]

{{{Lorraine}}} Thanks for sharing that hard-earned lesson. Feel better!!

CC

 

[fire_breeze]

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

Now that we know what the word is, we can forget it!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Songs with female names...

---- A ----

Abbey Of Thelema : Gillan : 1978
Dear Abby : The Hearts : 1963
Abigail Beecher : Freddy Cannon : 1964
Abilene : George Hamilton IV : 1963
Alberta : Eric Clapton : 1992
When Alice Comes Back To The Farm : The Move : 1970
Alice In Wonderland : Neil Sedaka : 1963
All The Girls Love Alice : Elton John : 1973
Living Next Door To Alice : Smokie : 1976
Alison : Linda Ronstadt : 1979
Amanda : Stuart Gillies : 1973
Amanda : Craig McLachlan : 1990
Amy : Paul Peterson : 1963
Anastasia : Pat Boone : 1956
Andi : Kansas : 1983
Angela Jones : Johnny Ferguson : 1960
Angela Jones : Michael Cox : 1960
Angela : Toto : 1978
Farewell Angelina : Joan Baez : 1965
Sweet Angeline : Elvis Presley : 1972
Say Goodbye To Angelina : The Drifters : 1973
Antique Angelique : Status Quo : 1969
Angie : Gregory Phillips : 1964
Angie My Girl : Stevie Wonder : 1968
Angie : The Rolling Stones : 1973
Ann Marie : The Belmonts : 1963
Miss Ann : Little Richard : 1957
Anna : Jorgen Ingmann : 1961
Anna : Arthur Alexander : 1962
Annabella : John Walker : 1967
Anna Marie : Jim Reeves : 1958
Anna Marie : Houston Wells : 1964
Dear Anne Sexton : Vanessa Daou : 1995
Annie Fanny : The Kingsmen : 1965
Annie Get Your Jo-Jo : Little Junior Parker : 1962
Annie Had A Baby : The Midnighters : 1954
Annie I'm Not Your Daddy : Kid Creole & The Coconuts : 1982
Annie's Aunt Fannie : The Midnighters : 1954
Annie's Song : John Denver : 1972
Polk Salad Annie : Elvis Presley : 1970
Sweet Annie Laurie : Sammy Turner : 1959
Work With Me Annie : The Midnighters : 1954
Anya : Deep Purple : 1993
Ariel : Rainbow : 1995
Audrey's Dance : From 'Twin Peaks' (TV) : 1990

 

[smotherman]

In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

* After Paul's song, "Penny Lane" became a Beatles hit, the street signs for the actual Penny Lane in Liverpool disappeared with such regularity (as they did on the real Abbey Road), that the town reverted to simply painting 'Penny Lane' on the buildings, rather than have street signs.

* "Strawberry Fields" was named for a real place, Strawberry Field, a children's home run by the Salvation Army in Liverpool. Its location was near John's childhood home. The original Victorian building was too old and was demolished in the late 1960's and some land at the back was sold off to help pay for the new buildings. It's still called "Strawberry Field" and the original walls and gates are there, and it's still a Salvation Army Children's Home. John sent Strawberry Field a large donation before his death and so Strawberry Field named one of it's buildings "Lennon Hall" Yoko still sends donations of cash.

* Though there was a woman named Eleanor Rigby in Liverpool, she was not the inspiration for the song. Paul simply made up the name. The Father McKenzie in "Eleanor Rigby," was almost called Father McCartney, when Paul first composed the lyrics. However, a search in the phone book yielded the more general name McKenzie. The song has been recorded over 200 times, with interpretations by Diana Ross and the Supremes, Paul Anka, Frankie Valli, the Four Tops, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Vanilla Fudge.

* The group's name had numerous inspirations. Stuart Sutcliffe noted that a motorcycle gang in the film, "The Wild One," was called 'The Beetles,' and John Lennon reportedly had a dream in which a man appeared "on a flaming pie," saying, "You will be Beatles with an 'a'." The band members were also influenced by the name of Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets.

* Contrary to popular belief, the title for "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was prompted by 4-year-old Julian Lennon's description of a painting he brought home from school, not the drug, LSD. John Lennon has been said to have preferred Elton John's rendition of the song, and played background guitar and backup vocals on John's version, credited as "Dr. Winston O'Boogie and his Reggae Guitars."

* Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" for Julian Lennon, John's son.

* Though the Beatles were still largely unknown in the U.S. in October 1963, Ed Sullivan got his first glimpse of Beatlemania on Halloween of that year. His plane at Heathrow Airport outside London was delayed due to hordes of screaming Beatles fans welcoming the boys back from an overseas concert. When he was notified about the cause of the delay, Ed Sullivan said, "Who the hell are the Beatles?" That experience prompted him to book them on his show in 1964. (The Beatles, for their part, had not previously heard of Ed Sullivan).

* Though "The Ed Sullivan Show" was the first TV program in America to host the Beatles, (February 9, 1964), ABC and CBS shot concert footage of the band in November 1963 as Beatlemania swept England. On December 7, 1963, "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" featured footage of Beatles fans at a concert, and on Friday, January 3, 1964, Jack Paar's show was the first to broadcast footage of them on a major U.S. show, when Paar played a clip of the Beatles performing "She Loves You." At that point Paar was not a fan, and he disparaged their haircuts on air.

* On December 17, 1963, a disc jockey at WWDC in Washington, D.C., became the first person to broadcast a Beatles record on American airwaves. James Carroll played "I Want To Hold Your Hand," which he had obtained from his stewardess girlfriend who brought the single back from Britain. Due to listener demand, it played daily, every hour. Since it hadn't been released yet in the States, Capitol initially considered court action, but instead released the record earlier than planned.

* Among the people on the cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" are Stuart Sutcliffe (one of the Beatles' early band members), Laurel and Hardy, Marilyn Monroe, Karl Marx, boxer Sonny Liston, Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce and Shirley Temple. Shirley had visited the Beatles in their dressing room backstage at a San Francisco concert in 1964. It is said when the Beatles requested her permission to use her image on the cover of the album, she was the only celebrity who insisted upon hearing the disc before granting permission.

* Timothy Leary and Tommy Smothers did some of the background clapping on John's song, "Give Peace a Chance," recorded in a hotel in Montreal.

* Before she was Cher, singer "Bonnie Jo Mason" recorded the novelty song, "I Love You Ringo."

* Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd and Bill Murray (who played Bill Murray the K) had cameos in Eric Idle's spoof feature film about the Beatles, "The Rutles."

* Though she bought him his first guitar, John's Aunt Mimi discouraged him from a career in music, saying, according to John: "The guitar's all right as a hobby, but it won't earn you any money." Years later, John gave her a silver plaque with that quote engraved upon it.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

BEATLES TIMELINE

July 7, 1940 - Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) is born in Liverpool.

October 9, 1940 - John Lennon is born in Liverpool.

June 18, 1942 - Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool.

February 24, 1943 - George Harrison is born in Liverpool.

1957 - John Lennon, age 16, forms the Quarry Men, a band comprised of pals from his school, Quarry Bank Grammar.

July 6, 1957 - Paul McCartney, age 15, meets John at a Quarry Men performance at Woolton Parish Church fete. Soon after, John invites him to join the band.

February 1958 - George Harrison, age 15, joins the group.

January 1960 - Stu Sutcliffe, a friend of John's at Liverpool College of Art, is asked to join the group as bass guitarist. The band changes its name to Silver Beetles, then Silver Beatles.

August 1960 - Drummer Pete Best joins group, now known as simply the Beatles. He accompanies the band to Hamburg where, over five visits between now and December 1962, the group hones its sound at the Indra, Kaiserkeller, Top Ten and Star clubs.

December 27, 1960 - Having returned to Liverpool the Beatles appear on this date at a local public hall, Litherland Town Hall, prompting fan frenzy. Their popularity secure, they work the North West of Britain steadily to committed followers for the next two years.

Spring 1961 - Stuart Sutcliffe quits the Beatles.

November 1961 - The Beatles meet Brian Epstein, who becomes their manager. They start to polish their image and seek a recording contract.

January 1, 1962 - They audition (unsuccessfully) for Decca Records in London.

April 10, 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg.

June 6, 1962 - The Beatles audition for George Martin, a producer at EMI. He signs them, and becomes their producer throughout the Beatles' career.

August 16, 1962 - Pete Best leaves the Beatles.

August 18, 1962 - Ringo joins the band.

October 5, 1962 - The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" is released in the United Kingdom. It rises to a respectable #17 on the British charts.

January 11, 1963 - The Beatles" second single, "Please Please Me," is released in the U.K.. It goes to #1 on the British charts on February 22 and stays there for two weeks.

February 11, 1963 - In a single day, the Beatles record their first full album, also entitled "Please Please Me." They record ten songs, which were added to the previously recorded "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "P.S. I Love You," and "Ask Me Why."

March 22, 1963 - The album "Please Please Me" is released in the U.K. and becomes a runaway hit. Once it hits number one, it remains there for 29 weeks. The Beatles have taken Britain by storm and successive singles all hit number one: "From Me To You," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The album is released in America in July with the title, "Introducing the Beatles," and initially flops.

October 1963 - Beatlemania spreads through Europe. (This is the month biographers and Beatles scholars often point to as the start of the Beatles' phenomenal popularity).

October 13, 1963 - Beatles play on ITV's "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" which is broadcast to 15 million viewers. (This show in the United Kingdom was analogous to "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the U.S.)

November 4, 1963 - The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performance, performing for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. Before beginning "Twist and Shout," John tweaks the crowd with his comment, "Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry."

November 22, 1963 - The band's second album "With the Beatles" is released in the U.K., remaining in the top position on the British charts for 21 weeks. It features the songs "All My Loving," "Please Mr. Postman," "Roll Over Beethoven," and others. It succeeded the first album in the number one spot, and together the Beatles were top on the album charts for 51 consecutive weeks.

November 29, 1963 - The single "I Want To Hold Your Hand" is released in the U.K. and immediately hits number one on the charts. It is released in the U.S. December 26 that year, and spends seven weeks at number one.

January 20, 1964 - The album, "Meet the Beatles!" is released by Capitol Records in the U.S. On February 15 it hits number one on Billboard's chart in America, where it remains for 11 weeks.

February 7, 1964 - The Beatles land at JFK Airport in New York. The British Invasion begins. Fans surround the Plaza Hotel, where the Beatles are staying.

February 9, 1964 - The Beatles perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and are watched by a record-setting 73 million people (23,240,000 households, according to A.C. Nielsen). They perform five songs, "All My Loving," "Till There Was You," "She Loves You," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand."

February 11, 1964 - The Beatles give their first live performance in the U.S. at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.

February 12, 1964 - The Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

February 16, 1964 - The Beatles perform for the second time on "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing live from the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Approximately 70 million people tune in (22,445,000 households).

February 23, 1964 - The Beatles appear for the third time on "The Ed Sullivan Show," this time with a taped performance of three songs.

March 2, 1964 - Filming commences on the Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," and is completed in eight weeks.

March 31, 1964 - The Beatles hold the top five slots on Billboard's chart: (1) Can't Buy Me Love, (2) Twist and Shout, (3) She Loves You, (4) I Want To Hold Your Hand (5) Please Please Me--a musical first.

April 4, 1964 - The Beatles hold 14 slots on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

July 6, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" premieres in London. It cost $500,000. The film is well-received by critics and the public.

July 10, 1964 - The album "A Hard Day's Night" is released in the U.K., hitting number one there, as well as in America after its U.S. release in August.

August 11, 1964 - "A Hard Day's Night" opens in America and is a huge hit.

August 19, 1964 - The Beatles perform at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, in the first concert of their USA/Canada tour, which lasts a month.

December 4, 1964 - The album "Beatles For Sale" is released in the U.K. and hits number one.

February 23, 1965 - Shooting begins in the Bahamas on the Beatles' second film, "Help!"

June 12, 1965 - The Beatles are named Members of the British Empire by the Queen, and in October they are presented with medals at Buckingham Palace.

July 29, 1965 - The Beatles second feature film, "Help!" opens in London. It opens in the U.S. on August 11 that year. It cost $1.5 million to make and was very successful.

August 6, 1965 - The album, "Help!" is released in the U.K. and becomes a number one hit there and in the U.S.

August 15, 1965 - The Beatles play for a record-breaking 55,600 people at New York's Shea Stadium, grossing $304,000 dollars. The Beatles' share was $160,000.

December 3, 1965 - The album, "Rubber Soul," is released in the U.K. and goes to number one there and in the U.S.

August 5, 1966 - The album, "Revolver," is released in the U.K. and hits number one there and in the U.S.

August 29, 1966 - The Beatles give their last live concert, in San Francisco, California.

June 1, 1967 - The album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," is released in the U.K. It tops the charts all over the world, holding the number one slot in Britain for 27 weeks and for 19 in America. It receives four Grammys including Best Album.

June 25, 1967 - The Beatles star in "Our World," a two-hour satellite television program transmitted live by satellite to five continents and 24 countries. They perform "All You Need is Love." This was the first live television satellite program to air worldwide.

August 27, 1967 - Brian Epstein dies. The Beatles learn of his death while they are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Bangor, Wales. The spiritual leader is introducing people to Transcendental Meditation (TM).

November 27, 1967 - The album, "Magical Mystery Tour," is released in the U.S. where it hits number one. It is released in the U.K. eleven days later as an extended play disc, without three singles.

December 26, 1967 - "Magical Mystery Tour," the Beatles' hour-long television special airs in the U.K., where it is seen by approximately 14 million viewers and not liked by critics.

February 1968 - The Beatles travel to Rishikesh, India, to attend a TM seminar hosted by Maharishi at his center. They stay a few weeks.

May 14, 1968 - John and Paul appear on "The Tonight Show" (with guest host Joe Garagiola) to announce that their company, Apple, desires to help young artists.

July 17, 1968 - "Yellow Submarine," the animated film, premieres in London. It opens in America several months later and becomes a great success.

November 22, 1968 - The album, "The Beatles" ('White Album'), is released and zooms to number one in Britain and America.

January 13, 1969 - The soundtrack, "Yellow Submarine," is released in the U.S. and reaches the number two position on the British and American charts (number one was held by the White Album).

January 30, 1969 - The Beatles perform together for the last time live, singing many songs, on the roof of Apple's London office. The scenes were included in what became the documentary "Let It Be."

Mid-September, 1969 - John decides to "divorce" the Beatles, but he does not announce it publicly because of contract negotiations taking place with EMI. By this time, George and Ringo have each quit the band for short spells, returning soon after.

September 26, 1969 - The Beatles last studio album, "Abbey Road," is released in the U.K. It tops the charts there and in America.

November 25, 1969 - John returns his Member of the British Empire medal to Buckingham Palace as an anti-war protest, and, he says in his letter to the Queen, in protest against his single "Cold Turkey" slipping down the charts.

April 10, 1970 - Paul announces publicly that he has left the Beatles.

May 8, 1970 - The Beatles last album, "Let It Be" (recorded before "Abbey Road"), is released in the U.K. and hits number one there and in the U.S.

May 20, 1970 - The movie, "Let It Be," premieres in London. None of the Beatles attend.

 

[BoomerP]

Whales weighing 195 tons and mice weighing 3 ounces develop from the same size eggs

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

# The first man to show true television pictures was John Logie Baird in 1926.

# Britain's television service was suspended for defence reasons in 1939, ending - without explanation - midway through a Mickey Mouse cartoon.

# Britain's television service was resumed in 1946 when Leslie Mitchell - in typical English fashion - commented : "As I was saying before we were so rudely interrupted" .

# In 1946, Daryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox, stated : "People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night".

# In the Kingdom of Bhutan, televisions were only allowed in 1999.

 

[BoomerP]

The average person farts 16 times a day
True story!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The average person farts 16 times a day
True story!

Sprays air freshener in the thread

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

# The first film presented publicly on screen was "La Sortie des Ouvriere des l'Usine Lumière" which was shown by Auguste and Louis Lumiere in Paris in 1895.

# The first film to use sound was "The Jazz Singer" released in 1927 and the first words heard - spoken by Al Jolson - were: "Wait a minute, you ain't heard nothing yet".

# There are now about 140,000 cinemas around the world.

# Around 50% of the films made in the USA never achieve a cinema release.

 

[BoomerP]

# There are now about 140,000 cinemas around the world.

# Around 50% of the films made in the USA never achieve a cinema release.

So basicly not enough cinemas yet huh?

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

So basicly not enough cinemas yet huh?

Sure doesn't look like it.
But what were the 50% that didn't make it look like when most of the ones we see are c**p anyway?

 

[BoomerP]

There's a fish called Breiflabb in norwegian. Once you cut of it's head, it can still bite you for up to half an hour or so
It bites hard and has sharp teeth!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

There's a fish called Breiflabb in norwegian. Once you cut of it's head, it can still bite you for up to half an hour or so
It bites hard and has sharp teeth!

Then cook it with its head on then

# India produces more films each year - around 800 or twice the output of Hollywood - than any other country.

# The largest screen projection system in the world is the Canadian-pioneered IMAX system which uses 65mm film to project an image five storeys high.

# Disney's "Toy Story" was the first-ever full-length animated feature created entirely by artists using computer technology - it lasted 77 minutes and cost $30 million.

# The loudest film in cinema history was "Armageddon", the climax of which scored a record 110 decibels compared to the recommended maximum noise level in the US of 87.