Did you know this Simpson Triva?

Did you know that the Simpson was created by Matt Groening?

Did you know that Matt co-wrote The Simpsons 1990 music videos, "Do The Bartman" and "Deep, Deep Trouble?"

Did you know that Groening and Deborah Caplan married in 1986 and had two sons together, Homer and Abe, both of whom Groening occasionally portrays as rabbits in Life in Hell. The couple divorced in 1999 after thirteen years of marriage?

Did you know that Matt's traditional use of "J" as his characters' middle initial is a tribute to Bullwinkle. J. Moose and Rocket. J. Squirrel?

Did you know that In 1990, Barbara Bush, First Lady of the US at the time, called The Simpsons "the dumbest thing she had ever seen". Groening took revenge in 1996 with the episode "Two Bad Neighbors" (season 7, episode 13). George and Barbara Bush move next door to the Simpsons and George ended up getting beaten up by Homer due to Bart getting a light spanking for screwing up the Bush house?

Did you know that Matt explains that the Tracey Ullman versions of The Simpsons were drawn so crudely because he could not draw well and the animators only sketched over them?

Did you know that Groening used to write comics for Apple, the computer company?

Did you know that Matt was editor of the Evergreen High School newspaper?

Did you know that Bart Simpson's name came from the word "brat", which Matt described as himself in his earlier years. Both are left-handed as well?

Did you know that Groening's top ten favorite episodes of The Simpsons are?

1. "Bart the Daredevil" (S2)

2. "Life on the Fast Lane" (S1)

3. "Much Apu About Nothing" (S7)

4. "A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4)

5. "In Marge We Trust" (S8)

6. "Homer's Enemy" (S8)

7. "Treehouse of Horror VII" (S8)

8. "Natural Born Kissers" (S9)

9. "Krusty Gets Busted" (S1)

10. "There's No Disgrace Like Home" (S1)

Did you know that Matt received the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award in 2003, and was nominated for the same award in 2000?

Did you know thatMatt's favorite music album is Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart?

Did you know that originally, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons had Matt's initials in his head?

Did you know that Groening is left-handed?

Did you know thatMatt's father, a descendant of Russian Mennonites, speaks Plautdietsch?

Did you know that Matt is a huge Godzilla fan?

Did you know that Matt has 2 sons; Homer Groening (born in 1991) and Abe Groening (born in 1993)?

Did you know that Matt has 2 sisters: Lisa Groening and Maggie Groening?

Did you know that his mother is named Margaret Groening?

Did you know that he's son of Homer Groening, animator and producer of surf movies?

Did you know that Groening provided the voice for "Arturo" in the holiday movie Olive the Other Reindeer?

Did you know that Groening has won 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ten for The Simpsons and one for Futurama as well as a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on Life in Hell.

Did you know that the Simpsons Movie grossed a combined total of $74 million in its opening weekend in the United States, taking it to the top of the box office,[145] and set the record for highest grossing opening weekend for a film based on a television series, surpassing Mission Impossible II?

Did you know that the Simpsons Movie to date, the film has a worldwide gross of $526,622,545.[149]

Did you know that when the Simpsons first season DVD was released in 2001, it quickly became the best-selling television DVD in history, although it was later overtaken by the first season of Chappelle's Show?[128]

Did you know that the popularity of The Simpsons has made it a billion-dollar merchandizing industry?

Did you know that the year 2007 marked the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons franchise?

Did you know that with its twentieth season (2008–2009) currently airing, the series is equal with Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime, scripted television series. However, Gunsmoke's episode count of 635 episodes far surpasses The Simpsons, which would not reach that mark until its approximate 29th season, under normal programming schedules?

Did you know that the Simpsons have been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Did you know who Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is?

Did you know Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell is Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break?

Did you know Purcell was born February 17 1970 in Wallasey, England?

Did you know that Purcell got his big break into mainstream stardom when he played the character of Dracula (who was named as "Drake") in Blade: Trinity ?

Did you know that Dominic also holds an Irish passport by means of his ancestry?

Did you know that his middle name Haakon and his other surname Myrtvedt are both Norwegian.

Did you know that Purcell quit high school at Blaxland High, and was employed as a landscaper?

Did you know that in season 4, episode 12 of the series Prison Break, Purcell's character is driving a truck about 29 minutes into the episode. During one shot, the camera angle reveals a tattoo on the inside of Purcell's left forearm containing a matrix of numbers. The numbers appear to be the dates of his children's birthdays.

The matrix reads:
08.12.99
01.30.01
07.07.03
07.07.03

Did you know that On 21 October 2007, Purcell and his wife Rebecca Williamson separated?

Did you know that he was a classmate of Hugh Jackman at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts?

Did you know his four children names? Joseph (b.1999), Audrey (b.2001) and twins Lily-Rose and Augustus (b. July 7th 2003).

Did you know he did all of his stunts in the sword fight scene against Blade in Blade: Trinity (2004)?

Did you know his mother is Maureen (she's Irish)?

Did you know he's the oldest of five children? His sibling's names are Damian Purcell, Jaime Pucell, Patrick Purcell and Marie-Therese Purcell?

Did you know he was the son-in-law of David Williamson?

Did you know while he was in Ireland at Christmas 2007 he and his brother saved the life of a 16 month old boy, who was choking, by slapping his back to dislodge an onion ring and then giving CPR until he started breathing again?

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Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido was studing to be...

Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido is Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break?

Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido was studying biology at the University of Puerto Rico on the road to becoming a doctor?

Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garridoo was born in Puerto Rico on December 24, 1970?

Did you know that Amaury Nolasco Garrido had no intention of becoming an actor when he , but a casting director who recruited him into an appearance in a commercial changed his plans, and within a few gigs he was hooked?

Did you know that Amaury Height is 5' 10½"?

Did you know that Amaury in 2004 was included in the prestigious list of the 26 guys to watch published by USA Today, alongside such talents as Justin Timberlake, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Harnett and Jake Gyllenhaal?

Did you know that Amaury has appeared in 79 episodes of Prison Break?

Did you know that Human Trafficking is another form of...

Did you know that human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage) and servitude?

Did you know that the Council of Europe states that "people trafficking have reached epidemic proportions over the past decade, with a global annual market of about $42.5 billion?"

Did you know that the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between $5 billion and $9 billion?

Did you know that more than half of victims trafficked into United States are children?

Did you know that approximately 27 million people held in slavery worldwide?


Did you know that human trafficking is a modern day form of slavery?

Did you know that human trafficking is a serious problem in the United States and throughout the world?

Did you know that each year, an estimated 600,000-800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked against their will across international borders, and 14,500-17,500 of whom are trafficked into the United States?

Did you know that approximately 80 percent of trafficking victims are female, and 70 percent of those female victims are trafficked for the commercial sex industry?

Did you know that Trafficking victims typically are recruited using coercion, deception, fraud, the abuse of power, or outright abduction? Threats, violence, and economic leverage such as debt bondage can often make victim consent to exploitation?

Did you know that the highest areas of human trafficking are areas, like Russia, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, and Colombia?

Did you know that a majority of trafficking is done by networks of smaller groups that each specialize in a certain area, like recruitment, transportation, advertising, or retail?

Did you know that Human trafficing is very profitable because little startup capital is needed, and prosecution is relatively rare?

Did you know that the anti-trafficking organization found that less than half of people in slavery in the United States, 46% are forced into prostitution? Domestic servitude claims 27%, agriculture 10%, and other occupations? 17%

Did you know that 2.5 million people across the world are estimated to be victims of human trafficking?


Did you know that after drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the fastest growing?

Did you know that Human trafficking can be more profitable than drug trafficking. Narcotics, you sell once, a girl, you can sell 500 times?"

Did you know that Russia has trafficked many women have overseas for the purpose of sexual exploitation; Russian women are in prostitution in over 50 countries?

Did you know since 2001, the Bush Administration has provided more than $295 million to support anti-trafficking programs in more than 120 countries?

Did you know that the present rate of trafficking in children is already 10 times higher than the trans-Atlantic slave trade at its peak?

Did you know there is a victim of trafficking in the world every sixty seconds?

Did you know that human trafficking will surpass drug dealing and arms trading?

Did you know that every 10 minutes, a woman or child is trafficked into the United States?

Did you know that Nearly every country is involved in the web of trafficking activities?

Did you know that Sexual exploitation is the predominate form of trafficking?

Did you know that 80% of the victims are female?

Did you know that their is a website http://www.humantrafficking.org/ that helps fight against Human trafficking?

Did you know Boy Dies From Excessive Deodorant Use

UK - A coroner in Britain has blamed the death of a 12-year-old boy on his excessive use of spray-on deodorant.
It seems a volatile agent in the spray upset the boy's heart rhythm, but air quality experts say the boy's death is no reason to avoid the products.
Daniel Hurley was using Lynx spray-on deodorant in the bathroom of his Derbyshire home when he collapsed in January.more

Did you know that these Facts about Wentworth Miller III?

Did you know that Prison Break Michael Scofield is Wentworth Miller III?

Did you know that Miller is part African-American, Jamaican, English, German, French, Dutch, Syrian, and Lebanese?

That he is not From America and was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England

Did you know that he was formerly known as "the hot guy from that Mariah Carey video?

Did you know Wentworth appeared in Gap paper Ads in 2007?

Did you know that Wentworth is allergic to cats and dogs?

Did you know Miller was a member of Princeton's a cappella group, the Princeton Tigertones where he sang baritone. They recorded at least two albums during their time?

Did you know that Miller provided the voice of EDI, the evil robot jet, in the 2005 film Stealth?

Did you know that he was named one of TV's Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006?

Did you know that in 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee?

Did you know that Wentworth is right handed?

Did you know that Wentworth Miller has two different colored eyes. His right one is hazel and his left one is green?

Did you know that Wentworth's mother is white; his father is black? They are now divorced.

Did you know that it takes two makeup artists up to four and a half hours to apply Wentworth's 25 part decal tattoo in Prison Break. They only apply the bits that are required for the episode and it can stay on for up to a week? It also takes up to two hours to scrub it off!

Did you know that Miller went to College at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (BA, English, 1995)?

Did you know some of these stores are closing?

Clark Howard the consumer reporter suggest not giving gift cards at all this year If the business goes under, the card will be no good and that will just be money down the drain.

Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said the company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let the stores that will close this fiscal year know over the next month.

Eddie Bauer to close more stores Eddie Bauer has already closed 27 shops in the first quarter and plans to close up to two more outlet stores by the end of the year.

Cache closing stores. Women's retailer Cache announced that it is closing 20 to 23 stores this year.

Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines closing 150 stores nationwide. The owner of retailers Lane Bryant , Fashion Bug , Catherines Plus Sizes will close about 150 underperforming stores this year. The company hasn't provided a list of specific store closures and can't say when it will offer that info, spokeswoman Brooke Perry said today.

Talbots, J. Jill closing stores. About a month ago, Talbots announced that it will be shuttering all 78 of its kids and men's stores. Now the company says it will close another 22 underperforming stores.. The 22 stores will be a mix of Talbots women's and J. Jill , another chain it owns. The closures will occur this fiscal year, according to a company press release.

Gap Inc. closing 85 stores. In addition to its namesake chain, Gap also owns Old Navy and Banana Republic . The company said the closures - all planned for fiscal 2008 - will be weighted toward the Gap brand.

Foot Locker to close 140 stores. In the company press release and during its conference call with analysts today, it did not specify where the futu re store closures - all planned in fiscal 2008 - will be. The company could not be immediately reached for comment.

Wickes is going out of business. Wickes Furniture is going out of business and closing all of its stores, Wickes, a 37-year-old retailer that targets middle-income customers, filed for bankruptcy protection last month.

Goodbye Levitz / BOMBAY - closed already. The furniture retailer is going out of business. Levitz first announced it was going out of business and closing all 76 of its stores in December. The retailer dates back to 1910 when Richard Levitz opened his first furniture store in Lebanon , PA. In the 1960s, the warehouse/showroom concept brought Levitz to the forefront of the furniture industry. The local Levitz closures will follow the shutdown of Bombay .

Zales, Piercing Pagoda closing stores. The owner of Zales and Piercing Pagoda previously said it plans to close 82 stores by July 31. Tod ay, it announced that it is closing another 23 underperforming stores. The company said it's not providing a list of specific store closures. Of the 105 locations planned for closure, 50 are kiosks and 55 are stores.

Disney Store owner has the right to close 98 stores. The Walt Disney Company announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores. The exact number of stores acquired will depend on negotiations with landlords. Those subsidiaries of Children's Place filed for bankruptcy protection in late March. Walt Disney in the news release said it has also obtained the right to close about 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. The press release didn't list those stores.

Home Depot store closings (E. Brunswick, Rt 18 just put up their closing sign). ATLANTA - Nearly 7+ months after its chief executive said there were no plans to cut the number of its core retail stores, The Home Depot Inc. announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a slumping U.S.economy and housing market. The move will affect 1,300 employees. It is the first time the world's largest home improvement store chain has ever closed a flagship store for performance reasons. Its shares rose almost 5 percent.The Atlanta-based company said the underperforming U.S. stores being closed represent less than 1 percent of its existing stores. They will be shuttered within the next two months.

CompUSA (CLOSED) clarifies details on store closings. Any extended warranties purchased for products through CompUSA will be honored by a third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Gift cards, rain checks, and rebates purchased prior to December 12 can be redeemed at any time during the final sale. For those who have a gadget currently in for service with CompUSA, the repair will be completed and the gadget will be returned to owners. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9834177-7html

Macy's - 9 stores. Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy.

The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rental chain closed last fall.

Pacific Sunwear - 153 Demo stores. Pep Boys - 33 stores.

Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations. New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse appears to have inherited a company bleeding subscribers by the thousands, and will now officially be dropping the ax on 4,000 employees and 125 retail locations. Amid the loss of 639,000 postpaid customers in the fourth quarter, Sprint will be cutting a total of 6.7% of its work force (following the 5,000 layoffs last year) and 8% of company-owned brick-and-mort ar stores, while remaining mute on other rumors that it will consolidate its headquarters in Kansas . Sprint Nextel shares are down $2.89, or nearly 25%, at the time of this writing.

J. C. Penney, Lowe's are scaling back. Ethan Allen Interiors: The company announced plans to close 12 of 300+ stores in an effort to cut costs.

Wilsons The Leather Experts - 158 stores.

Pacific Sunwear Will close its 154 Demo stores after a review of strategic alternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four underperforming Demo stores closed last May.

Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that 90 of its 184 stores are closing. The retailer will still operate 94 stores to pay off debts, but 90 of these stores have performed poorly and also may close.

Bombay Company: (Freehold Mall store closed) The company unveiled plans to close all 384 U.S.-based Bombay Company stores. The company's online storefront has discontinued operations.

KB Toys posted a list of 356 stores that it is closing around the United States as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. To see the list of store closings, go to the KB Toys Information web site, and click on Press Information.

Dillard's to Close More Stores. Dillard's Inc. said it will continue to focus on closing underperforming stores, reducing expenses and improving its merchandise in 2008. At the company's annual shareholder meeting, CEO William Dillard II said the company will close another six underperforming stores this year.