Did you know that Color Purple hold the record for nominations with out a single win, 11

Did you know that:



These men Direct Themselves to Acting Oscars

Laurence Olivier, Hamlet, 1948


Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful, 1998








The Color Purple holds the record for most nominations without a single win, it was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.





The Lord of the Rings the Return of the King (2003) holds the record for most Oscar nominations 11 without a single loss.









That these two films received the most-nominations 14.
“All about Eve” (1950)

and “Titanic” (1997).








Sofia Coppola is the only American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award® in the Directing category?
in 2003 for “Lost in Translation.”

Did you know that it takes 20,000 light bulbs to make the Eiffel Tower sparkle?

Did you know that:



More than 20 million seahorses are harvested each year for folk medicinal purposes. The world seahorse population has dropped 70 per cent in the past 10 years.









It takes 20,000 light bulbs to make the Eiffel Tower sparkle at night and there are 2,500,000 rivets holding it together; the total weight of the tower is 10,100 tons. They use 60 tons of paint each repainting campaign, every 7 years in it's entirety. 1,665 steps in the East pillar take you to the top, the hieght to the top of the flage pole is 312m, if including the antennas it is 324 m.




*The African baobab tree (adansonia digitata) blossom opens only to moonlight and it is pollinated by bats .. the fruit bats.





When a female horse and a male donkey mate, the off-spring is called a mule; but when a male horse and a female donkey mate, the off spring is called a HINNY




Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Shaghoopal

Did you know that the the average driver will be locked out of their car nine times?

Hyperpolysyllabicomania is a fondness for big words.

If you suffer from geophagia then you have a compulsive urge to eat soil.







There are more mobile phones in UK than there are people.







The average driver will be locked out of their car nine times during their life time (yes, men are in the stats).



















Hong Kong has the world's largest double-decker tram fleet in the world







The words silent and listen have the same letters. Santa and Satan do too

Did you know the oldest dog was 29 years old

Did you know that:


The Labyrinth fish are a group known for their ability to breath atmospheric oxygen in the event the water they live in becomes depleted of oxygen or polluted!








The worlds heaviest as well as longest dog ever recorded was an Old English Mastiff named Zorba. In 1989, Zorba weighed 343 lbs. and was 8 feet





The tallest dog on record was named Shamgret Danzas. He was 42 inches tall (at the shoulder!) and weighed 238 lbs





The smallest dog in history was a tiny Yorkie from Blackburn, England. At two years of age and fully grown this little dude was an incredible 2.5 inches tall by 3.75 inches long! He weighed only 4 ounces! HE was approximately the size of a matchbox.





The oldest dog that has been reliably documented was an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey. He was put to sleep at the age of 29 years and 5 months!

Did you know that Christopher Cross is the only artist to win the Big Four Grammy Awards

Did you know that


A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.







The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.


These were the oldest to WIN an oscar:

Jessica Tandy - 81 - Driving Miss Daisy - Best Actress


George Burns - 80 - The Sunshine Boys - Best Supporting Actor


Henry Fonda - 76 - On Golden Pond - Best Actor








Groucho Marx was the oldest person to receive an Oscar: - 83 year old (and 182 days) - honorary statuette in 1973








Only artist to have won the “Big Four” Grammy Awards at a single ceremony: Christopher Cross is the only artist to receive the “Big Four” (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) in a single ceremony in 1981;

Did you know that *Scarlett O'Hara, the heroine of Margret Mitchell's 'Gone With The Wind' was originally named Pansy.?

*Scarlett O'Hara, the heroine of Margret Mitchell's 'Gone With The Wind' was originally named Pansy.

Did you know that DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince was the first rap artist to win grammy?

Did you know that:

Quincy Jones is the most Grammy-nominated artist in the history of the awards with 76 nominations and 26 awards.


















Michael Jackson was nominated for 12 Grammy awards and won a record-breaking eight in 1984.

Michael received 13 Grammy awards in his career.

Michael Jackson is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as part of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist).

Michael also holds the title of Most Top 10 Singles from an album for Thriller (1982) and the Most #1 Singles from an album for Bad (1987).







Who won the very first Grammy Award for Rap in 1989?
The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff (Today The Fresh Prince is known as Will Smith)

Did you know that Bich pen changed its name to Bic ?

Did you know that:


There are only 13 blimps in the world.





Dolphins have one eye open when they sleep.





Cats sleep at least 16 hours a day.







In the 40's, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it 'Bitch.'







The world's longest name is:
Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Shermasn Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorft Sr.

Did you know that: people have about 100,000 hairs growing on their head?

Did you know that:

The Pythagorean Theorem was one of the earliest theorems known to ancient civilizations. This famous theorem is named for the Greek mathematician and philosopher, Pythagoras. Pythagoras founded the Pythagorean School of Mathematics in Cortona, a Greek seaport in Southern Italy.

Pythagorean Theorem According to the Pythagorean Theorem, the sum of the areas of the two red squares, squares A and B, is equal to the area of the

blue square, square C.

People have about 100,000 hairs

growing on their heads.

There are 525,600 minutes in a year.

There are 31,536,000 seconds in a year.

One acre of land may have from 50,000 to 1,000,000 worms underground.

There are more than 800,000 species of insects in the world.

There are about 8,000,000 words in the English language.

Did you know that a sheet of Bounce will help clean baked on food from a cooking pan?

Did you know that:



Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

Cleaning a shower door with Bounce will dissolves soap scum from shower doors.

Freshens the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet.

Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing.

Eliminates static cling from pantyhose. Rub a damp, used sheet of Bounce over the hose.

Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.

Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat of your car and now you have Fresh air.

Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food.

Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipes up sawdust from drilling or sandpapering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Eliminates odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning.

Did you know that 10% of the world's population is left-handed?

Did you know that:










There are only two animals with blue tongues, the Black Bear and the Chow dog.









An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.







A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.






About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.






A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.








At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

Did you know that Sir Georg Solti has won the most Grammy Awards in a lifetime with a total 31?

Did you know that:
Michael Jackson won 8 Grammys in 1983 and Santana tied this Grammy record in 1999.

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U2 has won the most Grammy Awards by a band with a total of 22 Grammy awards.

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Sir Georg Solti has won the most Grammy Awards in a lifetime with 31.


Stevie Wonder has won the most Grammy Awards for a (male solo artist) with 23.


Alison Krauss has won the most Grammy Awards for a (female solo artist) with 20.

Did you know that Milli Vanilli were stripped of the Best New Artist award in 1989?

Did you know that:




















LeAnn Rimes won the Best New Artist award in 1997 and she was only 14-years-old.





The only Artist to receive a total of five awards including Best New Artist and Record of the Year. Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and Christopher Cross are the only other artists to win those two top awards in the same year.








Who is the only artist to win a Grammy Awards and an Oscar?
His name is Eminem.


and he has won a Grammy and Oscar for Best Original Song in 2002 for "Lose Yourself" from the movie "8 Mile.




Jennifer Lopez was the first female artist to have a No. 1 movie (The Wedding Planner) and album (J.Lo) in the same week in 2001.






Sinead O'Connor declined to accept the Grammy award for Best Alternative Music Performance for "I Do No Want What I Haven't Got" in 1990.





Marlon Brando in 1972 turned down the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Mafia boss Don Corleone in The Godfather.





Milli Vanilli were stripped of the Best New Artist award in 1989 after it was discovered the duo did not sing on its recordings.




The most wins in the Best Rock Duo or Group Performance category goes to:



U2 has won a total of five Grammy Awards.

Did you know that there is a Hollywood, MS?

Did ou know that their are 10 cities in United States name Hollywood?












1. Hollywood, FL
Broward County

2. Hollywood, AL
Jackson County

3. Hollywood, AR
Clark County

4. Hollywood, GA
Habersham County

5. Hollywood, MD
Saint Mary's County

6. Hollywood, MS
Tunica County

7. Hollywood, SC
Charleston County

8. Hollywood, AL
Jefferson County

9. Hollywood, AZ
Graham County

10. Hollywood, CA
Los Angeles County

Did you know that Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black to receive a Oscar Nomination for Best Actress ?

Did you know that:















Hattie McDaniel, was the first black supporting actress, to win an Oscar for Gone with the Wind in 1940.







Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win an Oscar for Best Actress for Lilies of the Field in 1963.








Halle Berry was the first Black to receive a Oscar for Best Actress for Monster's Ball in 2001.








Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black to receive a Oscar Nomination for Best Actress for Carmen Jones in 1954.








The First Black Film director Oscar Micheaux, in 1919, wrote, directed, and produced The Homesteader, a feature film.








Gordon Parks was the First black Hollywood director who directed and wrote The Learning Tree for Warner Brothers in 1969.








Nat King Cole, 1956, became the first black television host "The Nat King Cole Show";









Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman television host in 1986, "The Oprah Winfrey Show."








Bill Cosby, was the first black Star of a network television show: in 1965, "I Spy".

Did you know that the first man to die during the construction of the Hoover Dam was the father of the last man to die during the construction?

Did you know that:










*During their marriage, Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton bought an electric chair for their dining room.










In a lifetime, the average clean-shaven man will spend five months shaving and will remove 28ft of hair.








The first man to die during planning & construction of the Hoover Dam was the father of the last man to die during its construction. December 20, 1922 with J.G. Tierney a Bureau of Reclamation employee who was part of a geological survey and drowned when he fell from a barge. Exactly 13 years later, in 1935, his son Patrick W. Tierney, fell to his death from an intake tower.







The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many(80 percent) are trivial. In Pareto's case it meant 20 percent of the people owned 80 percent of the wealth. In Juran's initial work he identified 20 percent of the defects causing 80 percent of the problems. Project Managers know that 20 percent of the work (the first 10 percent and the last 10 percent) consume 80 percent of your time and resources. You can apply the 80/20 Rule to almost anything, from the science of management to the physical world.20% of the work force does 80% of the work.

Did you know that In the movie "Scarface" the F-word is said 207 time?

Did you know that:






















Sylvester Stallone wrote the script for Rocky and sold it for a very low price, on the condition that he star in the movie and receive a share of the profits. Rocky went on to win three Oscars, including best picture. It made Stallone's movie career.

In the movie "Scarface" the F-word is said 207 time, which works out to an average of 1.22 per minute.

During the filming of the movie "Scream", director Wes Craven kept telling Drew Barrymore real life stories about animal cruelty in order to keep her looking scared and crying. She is a keen animal lover in real life.

The original "Mad Max" film cost $300,000AUD to produce, and earned $100 Million world wide. This earned it the record in Guinness Book of Records as the highest profit-to-cost ratio of a motion picture, and only lost this record in 2000 to "The Blair Witch Project".

The stunt double for Bernie in the movie "Weekend at Bernie's" suffered a few broken ribs while filming the movie, due to all the pitfalls and stunts of playing a dead man; most notably in the scene involving Bernie being dragged around the surface of the lake, bumping into metal floating obstacles.

Did you know that James Bonard Fowler, a former state trooper was indicted for a murder 40 years later

Did you know that:














1962

Oct. 1

James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops.

1966

Oct.

(Oakland, Calif.) The militant Black Panthers are founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

1991

Nov. 22

After two years of debates, vetoes, and threatened vetoes, President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, strengthening existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.

2005

June 21

The ringleader of the Mississippi civil rights murders (see Aug. 4, 1964), Edgar Ray Killen, is convicted of manslaughter on the 41st anniversary of the crimes.

2007

May 10

James Bonard Fowler, a former state trooper, is indicted for the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson 40 years after Jackson's death. The 1965 killing lead to a series of historic civil rights protests in Selma, Ala.

Did you know that there more dogs in the US than people in Paris?

Did you know that:

There are about one billion cattle in the world of which 200 million are in India.







Pork is the world's most widely-eaten meat.







The South American giant anteater eats more than 30,000 ants a day.






There are about 54 million dogs in the US, and Paris is said to have more dogs than people.

Did you know that many species of insects are lower in fat and higher in protein and have a better food-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicke

Did you know that:























Entomophagy is the scientific name for insect eating. There are more than 1,450 recorded species of edible insects. Many species of insects are lower in fat and higher in protein and have a better food-to-meat ratio than beef, lamb, pork, or chicken.


















Strawberry is the only fruit with its seeds on the outside.







All other vegetables must be replanted every year except two perennial vegetables; Asparagus and rhubarb that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons.








If you trace your family tree back 25 generations, you will have 33,554,432 direct ancestors – assuming no incest was involved.

























If you dug a well to the centre of the Earth, and dropped a brick in it, it would take 45 minutes to get to the bottom – 4,000 miles down.

Did you know that The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online?

Did you know that:

The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind.






Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.





















The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online.








Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated.

Did you know that Ray LLoyd invented the cleaning device called the dust pan?

Did you know:

In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world.



















The world's oldest rose is located Hildeshiem Cathedral in Germany and is thought to be over 1,000 years old.









The most popular grown bulbs are tulips.























In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.



Ray, Lloyd

invented a cleaning device, he called it a dust pan.

Did you that this is the largest department store in the world?

Did you know that their is a Guiness Book Of World Records for the strongest Vagina?

I’m sure your vagina is impressive, but can it lift 31 lbs? Russian mom, Tatiata Kozhevnikova, 42, was feelin’ a little loosey-goosey after giving birth. Instead of just doing kegels like the rest of us, she decided to challenge herself and become a below-the-belt strong woman.

Tatiana read up on the ancient Dao practice of using a small wooden exercise ball to flex the muscles in your hoo-ha. So, she grabbed one of her favorite knick-knacks, a Murano glass ball, off the shelf and dunked it in her hoop. Now, that’s a crafty way to get your husband to stop complaining about your costly tchotchke clutter! But unfortunately, it sorta got lost up there. “It took me ages to get it out!” Tatiana said. We hope she was exaggerating.

But she didn’t let that stop her! Tatiana learned her lesson and had a custom barbell made of two glass balls attached by a safety string for her training. Using determination and her special lady flower, Tatiana boldly body built her vagina’s musculature intensively for 15 years.

Now, she has just been dubbed the woman with “The Strongest Vagina” by the Guinness Book Of World Records for the second time. As if holding the title wasn’t enough, she wanted her va-jay-jay to even outdo itself. So, the tough bitch beat out her own record and lifted 14

Did you know that Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1lb. of honey?

Did you know that:

During lunch breaks in Carlsbad, New Mexico no couple should engage in a sexual act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains.

A 75-year-old male driver received ten traffic tickets, drove on the wrong side of the road four times, committed four hit-and-run offenses and caused six accidents, all within 20 minutes, in McKinney, TX on 15 Oct 1966 [Worst driver: G. B. of Records]

Bees visit over 2,000 flowers and fly over 55,000 miles to produce just 1lb. of honey

Four out of every ten people who come to a party in your home will look in your bathroom cabinet.

The WD in WD40 means "water displacement." The 40 in WD40 comes from the 40 attempts at creating this product.

China has more English speakers than the U.S.

Did you know that Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935?

Did you know that:

The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is "feedback."

The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states.







If you can see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.






Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.







Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935.

Did you know that Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world?

Did you know that:


The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter.






Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "e."





Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world.





The stall closest to the door in a bathroom is the cleanest, because it is the least used.








The dumbest domesticated animal is the turkey.

Did you know that Fires on land generally move faster uphill than downhill?

Did you know that:

More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.






The third biggest party day after New Year's and Super Bowl Sunday is Halloween.






There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away.








There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep.







Fires on land generally move faster uphill than downhill.








In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.

Did you know that a Scatologists are experts who study feces?

Did you know that:




In the wild, the poinsettia flower can reach a height of 12 feet, and have leaves that are eight inches across.













India has the most post offices in the world.






The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.






A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body.








Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years.







Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)

Did you know that the Titan arum is probably the world's smelliest flower, it smells like dead animal carcass.

Did you know that:

Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is Number 47. Until August 7, 1953, Congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.







In 1943, Navy officer Grace Hopper had to fix a computer glitch caused by a moth, hence the term 'computer bug'.








If you take any number, double it, add 10, divide by 2, and subtract your original number, the answer will always be 5.

Titan arum is probably the world's smelliest flower. Originating in the tropical rain forests of Sumatra, this huge, extremely rare flower is a giant lily. It seldom blooms, but when it does the smell is described as something like the dead carcass of an animal























Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" was the first Hollywood film that showed a toilet flushing.









In 1935, the police in Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrested 42 men on the beach. They were cracking down on topless bathing suits worn by men.

Did you know that Charley Pride is the first African American to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

Did you know that these were the first African American to:














Robert L. Johnson (1946 - ), founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) is the first African-American billionaire.








Diahann Carroll (1935 - ) was the first African-American woman to have her own television series, "Julia" in 1968. It was a controversial, yet Nielsen top ten rated show about a single working mother raising her child .








Ralph J. Bunche (1904 - 1971), a politician and a U.N. diplomat, was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace prize in 1950 for mediating the Arab-Israeli truce.









Debi Thomas (1967 - ), the talented figure-skater, is the first African American to win a medal (bronze) at the Winter Olympic games (1988). In 2002 Vonetta Flowers (1973 - ) became the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic games.







Nathaniel Adams Cole “Nat King Cole” (1919 - 1965), a singer, song writer and pianist, was the first African-American to host a national television program, The Nat King Cole Show, in 1956.








Maurice Ashley ( 1966 - ) is the first and only African-American to be crowned International Grand Master of chess in 1999. He opened the Harlem Chess Center in 1999, where he coaches young chess players.








Charley Pride (1938 - ) is one of the most successful African-American country singers of all time, with a career spanning over 40 years and 36 number one hits. He is also the first African-American to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Pride was a baseball player with the Negro League and the Memphis Red Sox before becoming a successful musician.

Did you know that Pringles are made from potato dough?

Potato crisps were invented in the summer of 1853, by a African American George Crum.














The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language, 424 Definitions.

















Windmills always turn counter-clockwise.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating its letters is uncopyrightable.

Unlike conventional potato chips that are made from sliced potatoes, Pringles are made from potatoes that are cooked, mashed, dehydrated, and made into a dough. They are then cut out, shaped, and dried.

The man who invented the tubular cans for Pringles was a Proctor & Gamble Co. organic chemist and food storage technician named Fredric J. Baur


he received a patent for the package as well as the method of packaging Pringles in 1970.".

Pringles were introduced in 1973.