● The crowd noise from the 1960 movie Spartacus was recorded at a 1959 football game between Notre Dame and Michigan State. Prior to the game, the sound crew asked the 76,000 fans to scream as loud as they could.
● Every c in Pacific Ocean is pronounced a different way.
● Actor John Cazale appeared in only five films — The Deer Hunter, The Godfather, The Godfather Part 2, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Conversation — and all five were nominated for Best Picture. Cazale died of lung cancer in 1978, age 43.
● Lyndon Johnson, president from 1963 to 1969, had a number of beagles at the White House, the first two being Him and Her. Him's son was Freckles, who sired Little Chap and Dumpling. Johnson also had a beagle named Edgar, a gift from J. Edgar Hoover.
The Johnsons also had a white collie, Blanco, and a small mutt, Yuki (below with LBJ), found wandering loose at a gas station by the Johnsons' daughter. Yuki is Japanese for snow.
● In 1977, Elvis Presley died at age 42 of cardiac arrest, likely brought on by his famously unhealthy diet and years of prescription drug abuse. In the eight months prior to his death, Elvis was prescribed over 10,000 doses of amphetamines, barbiturates, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills by his personal physician — who ultimately lost his license.
● About 40 percent of mammal species are rodents.
● In the Pacific Northwest in the late 1800s, the leader of the Nez Perce tribe was known widely as Chief Joseph. His real name was Heinmot Tooyalakekt, which in his native Sahaptian language means thunder rising to loftier mountain heights.
● Prior to settling on its name, the rock band R.E.M. considered Negro Eyes, Cans of Piss, and The Twisted Kites.
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