In 1952 Wernher von Braun wrote a paper where he believed a colony on Mars would be led by an individual named "Elon".
"I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat or tears or the salt sea." ~ Karen Blixen
Ireland does not allow the sale of alcohol on Good Friday.
Harrison Ford suffers from a fear of public speaking.
"Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks." ~ Holly Black
"What's the sense in having an eclipse if you can't look at it? Somebody in production sure slipped up this time!" ~ Charles M. Schulz
There are no McDonald's in Ghana.
There is a mountain in New Zealand called "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu".
Donald Duck has appeared in the most films of all Disney characters.
"I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead, they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't." ~ Marilyn Monroe
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