Tuesday, May 31, 2011

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~  Only three Westerns have won the Oscar for Best Picture:  Cimarron (1931), Dances With Wolves (1990), and Unforgiven (1992).


~  The rear view mirror was introduced 100 years ago at the very first Indianapolis 500 race.  It was on the winning car, a single seat Marmon Wasp driven by Ray Harroun.  All the other cars in the race had a mechanic in the passenger seat serving as the rear view mirror.


~  "Little Women" was originally going to be titled "The Pathetic Family."


~  In 1985 Rick Springfield wrote an autobiographical song about being mistaken for Bruce Springsteen, called "Bruce."


~  In elevation, Sante Fe, New Mexico is the highest U.S. capital at 7000 feet.  (I have been there - it is a beautiful city)

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