ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1718, the pirate known as "Blackbeard" was killed off the Virginia coast.
I believe it was during a Black Friday sale. Back then, they used swords.
I believe it happened when his parrot started talking about how he was going to cheat his crew out of their fortune. Oh, wait, that was a Geico commercial. Never mind...
For the record, his beard wasn't really black... it was just really, really dirty.
In 1886, George Ferris died at the age of 37... just three years after inventing the Ferris Wheel.
I guess he had whatever was going around.
His mother always said he wouldn't go anywhere and sure enough, he'd get on the Ferris Wheel and moments later, he'd be back.
On this date in 1906, "SOS" was designated as the official emergency distress signal for ships... and a future Rihanna song. Up until then, they weren't sure if a ship was in trouble, or just having issues scrubbing their pots.
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born on this date in 1921. When he passed away in 2004, some of the biggest names in comedy showed up at his funeral to pay their no-respects.
Toy Story -- the first fully computer-generated full-length feature film -- opened in theaters 1995. Here's some "Toy Story" trivia from IMDB:
I believe it was during a Black Friday sale. Back then, they used swords.
I believe it happened when his parrot started talking about how he was going to cheat his crew out of their fortune. Oh, wait, that was a Geico commercial. Never mind...
For the record, his beard wasn't really black... it was just really, really dirty.
In 1886, George Ferris died at the age of 37... just three years after inventing the Ferris Wheel.
I guess he had whatever was going around.
His mother always said he wouldn't go anywhere and sure enough, he'd get on the Ferris Wheel and moments later, he'd be back.
On this date in 1906, "SOS" was designated as the official emergency distress signal for ships... and a future Rihanna song. Up until then, they weren't sure if a ship was in trouble, or just having issues scrubbing their pots.
The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was born on this date in 1921. When he passed away in 2004, some of the biggest names in comedy showed up at his funeral to pay their no-respects.
Toy Story -- the first fully computer-generated full-length feature film -- opened in theaters 1995. Here's some "Toy Story" trivia from IMDB:
Billy Crystal was originally offered the chance to voice Buzz Lightyear.
The scene where Buzz is knocked out of the window contains several references to "Raiders of the Lost Ark," including the music.
Rex uses a few of George McFly's lines from "Back to the Future": "I don't like confrontations" and "I don't think I could take that kind of rejection."
Buzz Lightyear's facial features are loosely based on those of the film's director, John Lasseter; most notably his eyebrows, cheekbones and the dimple in his chin.
Whenever a character's eyes blink, they never blink together, but one at a time.
When Buzz and Woody fight at the gas station, Woody reminds Buzz that he is "just a toy!" Buzz answers "You are a sad, strange, little man. You have my pity. Farewell," and he waves good-bye with his hand, giving the typical Vulcan salute from Star Trek.
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