1. The path that the Von Trapp family takes to escape from the Nazis in Austria in
“The Sound of Music”
wouldn't have led them to Switzerland . . . it would've taken them to Germany.
2. In the song
“High Voltage”
by
AC/DC
, the chord progression in the chorus is A-C-D-C.
3. After a curling match, the winners are supposed to take the losers out for a round of drinks, even at the Olympics.
4. Thousand Island dressing is named after the Thousand Islands region in the St. Lawrence River between the United States and Canada. It was created by a fisherman's wife while he fished in the river.
Here is today's bonus fact:
5.
Jack White
from the
White Stripes
took his wife
Meg's
last name when they got married. His maiden name was Gillis.
(Do you call it a “maiden name” for a guy?)
(
History
/
Google Books
/
Forbes
/
Wikipedia
/
Rolling Stone
)
