By coincidence, John Ritter died in the same hospital in which he was born.
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Clapton Anagram
ERIC CLAPTON is an anagram of NARCOLEPTIC.
Cary Grant’s Age
Cary Grant once received a telegram from a journalist:
HOW OLD CARY GRANT?
He wired back:
OLD CARY GRANT FINE. HOW YOU?
Harrison Ford(s)
Hollywood’s Walk of Fame actually contains two stars marked Harrison Ford.
The first is for a silent film actor who retired in 1932.
He’s little remembered today — so far his namesake has outgrossed him by $5.6 billion.
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“I’d rather be dead than singing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.” — Mick Jagger
Hitchcock’s Lifeboat Cameo
In the film Lifeboat, the action is set entirely in a small boat. This left director Alfred Hitchcock momentarily at a loss how to make his traditional cameo appearance.
Finally, inspired by a recent diet, he hit on a solution — Hitchcock can be seen briefly in a newspaper advertisement for “Reduco, the Obesity Slayer.”
Baseball Players Who Died on Their Birthdays
Baseball players who died on their birthdays:
- Bucky Harris, 81
- Gabby Hartnett, 72
- Bob Moose, 29
- Joe Tinker, 68
Valentino’s Real Name
Rudolph Valentino’s real name was Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antoguolla.
An All-or-Nothing Bet Pays Off
In 2004, Ashley Revell of London sold all his possessions, including his clothing, went to the roulette table at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, and put down $135,300 in a double-or-nothing bet on red.
The ball landed on red 7. Revell collected $270,600 and walked away.
Secretariat
Secretariat’s time in the 1973 Kentucky Derby set a record that still stands: 1 minute 59.4 seconds. But few people realize he was actually accelerating throughout the race. His successive quarter-mile times were 25.2, 24, 23.8, 23.4, and 23 seconds.
On autopsy, it was discovered that his heart weighed 21 pounds, three times the size of a normal horse’s.