I was really tired Sunday (the day of the Roast of David Hasselhoff) so I saved it for today.
1. Born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland.
2. He caught the "acting bug" at age 7 and had his first role on TV in one episode of "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" as a British Guard in 1973, but it was his role as Doctor William "Snapper" Foster on "The Young and the Restless" that sealed his fate as a star.
3. Most famous for his roles as Michael Knight in "Knight Rider" and Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch.
4. Began his singing career in the 1980s and became extremely popular in Germany.
5. Married Pamela Bach on December 9, 1989 and later had daughters Taylor Ann on May 5, 1990 and Haley Amber on August 28, 1992.
6. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.
7. On May 3, 2007 a video of an extremely drunken and shirtless Hasselhoff attempting to eat a hamburger while laying on the floor of his Vegas hotel room.
8. On May 3, 2009 Hasselhoff was rushed to the hospital due to what was reported as alcohol poisoning although his representatives deny that that was the cause of his visit.
9. Has his own Myspace-type social networking site called HoffSpace.
10. Has been in over 500 hours of television.
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001327/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hasselhoff
HoffSpace:
http://www.davidhasselhoff.com/
Super Attractive Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4325269646326162937#
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Socks
1. Feet are one of the sweatiest parts of the body; socks help absorb the sweat and move it to parts of the foot where it can evaporate easier.
2. In the eighth century Greeks wore socks made from matted animal hair.
3. During the tenth century due to the difficulty of producing socks, they were a luxury item reserved for the rich.
4. In 1589 William Lee invented the first machine that wove socks because he felt his wife spent too much time weaving socks.
5. Up until the twentieth century socks were made from wool, cotton, or silk.
6. Nylon which is now the most popular material for socks wasn't created until 1937.
7. Proper sock etiquette requires the sock color to match the color of the shoes and/or pants, but should be at least one shade darker than the pants and one shade lighter than the shoes.
8. Keeping your toenails short and smooth will help socks last longer.
9. During the 1950s sock hops became a popular source of entertainment. It was an opportunity for teens to get together, dance, and be carefree.
10. In Japan a special kind of sock called tabi was created so they could wear socks with their various thonged footwear.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock
http://www.strange-facts.info/history-of-socks
http://www.cicerosocks.com.au/facts
http://partysupplieshut.com/50s/50s-history.htm
2. In the eighth century Greeks wore socks made from matted animal hair.
3. During the tenth century due to the difficulty of producing socks, they were a luxury item reserved for the rich.
4. In 1589 William Lee invented the first machine that wove socks because he felt his wife spent too much time weaving socks.
5. Up until the twentieth century socks were made from wool, cotton, or silk.
6. Nylon which is now the most popular material for socks wasn't created until 1937.
7. Proper sock etiquette requires the sock color to match the color of the shoes and/or pants, but should be at least one shade darker than the pants and one shade lighter than the shoes.
8. Keeping your toenails short and smooth will help socks last longer.
9. During the 1950s sock hops became a popular source of entertainment. It was an opportunity for teens to get together, dance, and be carefree.
10. In Japan a special kind of sock called tabi was created so they could wear socks with their various thonged footwear.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock
http://www.strange-facts.info/history-of-socks
http://www.cicerosocks.com.au/facts
http://partysupplieshut.com/50s/50s-history.htm
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sliced Bread
1. July 7, 1928 in Chillicothe, Missouri sliced bread was born.
2. In 1912 Otto Frederick Rohwedder began his quest to create a machine that could slice bread despite complaints from bakers that slicing it would cause it to go stale. In 1917 he had to completely start over after a fire destroyed everything.
3. Sliced bread was referred to as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped," which later led to the saying "the greatest thing since sliced bread."
4. The creation of sliced bread led to an increase to the consumption of bread due to its convenience, which ultimately led to the increase in sales of spreads like jam.
5. There was a short ban on bread in 1943 in the United States as a wartime conservation effort.
6. Thickness of bread tends to vary from country to country.
7. "Sliced pan" is the most popular type of bread in Ireland.
8. In the UK 70% of the bread eaten is white.
9. Within five years of Rohwedder’s invention, 80% of bread sold in the USA was sliced.
10. The toaster was actually invented before sliced bread but the first pop-up toaster came out in 1926 just two years before sliced bread.
Sources:
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fslicedbread.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/how-was-sliced-bread-invented-and-when
2. In 1912 Otto Frederick Rohwedder began his quest to create a machine that could slice bread despite complaints from bakers that slicing it would cause it to go stale. In 1917 he had to completely start over after a fire destroyed everything.
3. Sliced bread was referred to as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped," which later led to the saying "the greatest thing since sliced bread."
4. The creation of sliced bread led to an increase to the consumption of bread due to its convenience, which ultimately led to the increase in sales of spreads like jam.
5. There was a short ban on bread in 1943 in the United States as a wartime conservation effort.
6. Thickness of bread tends to vary from country to country.
7. "Sliced pan" is the most popular type of bread in Ireland.
8. In the UK 70% of the bread eaten is white.
9. Within five years of Rohwedder’s invention, 80% of bread sold in the USA was sliced.
10. The toaster was actually invented before sliced bread but the first pop-up toaster came out in 1926 just two years before sliced bread.
Sources:
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fslicedbread.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/how-was-sliced-bread-invented-and-when
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