An attempt to bring intelligence up

robert the bruce, (tehy guy who helps mel gibson in braveheart) and eventual king of scotland was infact born in essex in the village of writtle

makeing him english

Altoona, Iowa, is home to the world's largest Cheeto (sorry Britney). Apparently the town bought it off e-bay?

The first novel, The Tale of Genji, was written in Japan by a woman in the eleventh century, probably around 1021. It is believed that her name was Lady Murasaki Shikibu (it is uncertain, as her name was not actually recorded, but her father's was, as he had a position in the Japanese court). It predates the first western novel, which is probably Don Quixote (or Quijote) by about 500 years.

It was also in Asia that women were first allowed to perform on stage, also predating the west by several hundred years. I am not certain which Asian civilization first allowed it, though I do know it was common in China and Japan.

It is considered bad luck for an actor to whistle while onstage, perhaps because when fly systems began to be used, the cues to have things flown in and out were communicated via whistles, and it would certainly be bad luck to miscue a technician and have a large heavy thing fall on your head!

The only part William Shakespeare ever played was that of Hamlet's father.

Alfred Bester won the first Hugo award with his novel The Demolished Man.

Mao Zedong's last wife, Jiang Qing, was an actress (whether or not she was any good is still up for debate) who identified very strongly with the character of Nora in Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House.

Because you can't have stagehands yelling "Bring in batten three!" in the middle of a show. Incidentally, a lot of theatrical terminology comes from sailing jargon, because a lot of stagehands in England were landbound sailors, due to their experience with rope systems.

That is an absolute myth. Before becoming a playwright, Shakespeare was an actor with the Lord Chamberlain's (later the King's) Men. It's possible that that was the only of his own plays that he was in, but that's doubtful as well. It has been said by one historian of Shakespeare's own time that the Ghost in Hamlet was the peak of Shakespeare's acting career. But there are records, for example, of Shakespeare appearing in Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour.

One of Shakespeare's sons, Hamnet, was named after a neighbor, who was also referred to as Hamlet. Young Hamnet died at eleven, about five years before Shakespeare would write Hamlet.

My professors LIED to me! I'm bringing this up at the bar tomorrow!! Bastards, every last one of them. They officially owe me a beer. Or three.

In Texas, sixteen-year old divorced girls are prohibited from talking about sex during high school extracurricular activities.

I love my state.
"Formicophilia" is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals.

You have a better chance of being killed by a champagne cork than you do from a poinsonous spider.

March 14 is an unofficial celebration for Pi Day derived from the common three-digit approximation for the number π: 3.14. It is usually celebrated at 1:59 PM (in recognition of the six-digit approximation: 3.14159).

March 14th is also coincidentally Albert Einstein's Birthday.

I'd say at least three. That Shakespeare was an actor before becoming a playwright and part owner of the Lord Chamberlain's Men is a pretty undisputed fact. These aren't Theatre or English professors, are they?

Also sometimes celebrated on 22 July. Approximately.

Theatre professors, which is all the more outrageous. I mean, ok, it's South Dakota, our theatre isn't exactly awesome, but STILL!! *grrr*

I must find something to redeem myself. Let's see...

In the rapier and dagger style of swordplay, there were four guard positions, in which attacks were made. They were formed with either the right or the left foot advanced. The Prime position is the first position which the hand naturally assumes after drawing the sword. The Seconde had the hand in pronation at the level of the shoulder with the arm extended. The Tierce and the Quarte had the hand at about the waist, with the point of the sword in line with the opponent's face - in Tierce the hand was pronation, whereas in Quarte the hand was in supination.

Poison...

Space is completely silent

Freezing in space found take up to 4 minutes to freeze solid, although you would be conscious around and feel it for about 30 seconds.

The universe is ever expanding, therefore their is no center.

99% of stars we see are already burnt out, they are just far enough away that the light takes thousands and millions of years to reach us.

The best place to get shot is in the arm

You can survive a week drinking and eating only beer.

Everything we see is actually inverted, our eyes flip the image

Semen is good for headaches

The bible has 5 different "original" authors, two of which wrote different versions of Jonah and the whale, which historians have seperated and traced the geographical locations of the authors.

We are all African, based on pangea. Which means Jesus would've also been "African".

Satellites are always falling, their velocity matches the curvature of the earth to keep them in a constant orbit, almost being pulled around the earth.

Lightning starts from the ground up(can't verify, heard that somewhere)

Tornadoes are horizontal in clouds before turning vertical towards the ground.

That's all I got of the top of my head..thank you and goodnight