Nicolas Cage started life as Nicholas Coppola, but changed it to disassociate himself with famous film director Uncle Francis Ford Coppola. The name ‘Cage’ came from the comic book character ‘Luke Cage’.
Red Buttons was originally known as Aaron Chwatt. The idea for his new name came from his hair colour and the 48 buttons on [...]
The Mansfield State Reformatory in Ohio was used for the exterior shots. However the prison is now derelict and improvements had to be made prior to shooting. The interior shots were done on a stage as it was cheaper to do so than to renovate the interior of Mansfield prison.
All scenes containing Brook’s crow were [...]
Newcomers were cast to create the feel of “real people caught in dangerous situations”. The cast felt like they were a gang before filming started.
Filming during the scene with the Orphans was interrupted by a police chase.
There were always crowds of spectators during filming, even at 3am in the freezing cold.
Filming was allowed to take [...]
Dear Mr. Baker,
As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during our commission of duties, I can only surmise [...]
Here are 20 world geography facts that you might find surprising or interesting:
Portland, Oregon, where it rarely snows, is about 130 miles farther north than Toronto, and over 200 miles farther north than Boston.
On France’s southern Mediterranean coast, Cannes, the sunny summer playground of the rich, which is sometimes incorrectly called ‘tropical’, is about 10 [...]
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United States Facts
Did you know . . .
The largest city in the United States? New York with 8,008,278 people (2000 census data).
How many active volcanoes are there in the United States? 9. All but 2 are in Alaska.
The deepest of the Great Lakes? Lake Superior at 1,333 ft.
The tallest building (in North America)? The [...]
1. Blu-Ray of hope
Remember the 1.44 MB humble floppy? Now we only talk about CDs (can store around 650 MB) and DVDs (anywhere from 4.7 GB to 17 GB). However, with the announcement of Pioneer’s Blu-ray or Blu-disc format, the game is changing.
Blu-ray is the next generation large capacity optical disc video recording format [...]
You will truly profit from investing only when you have a clear appreciation of its principles and realities.
Once you understand these, you will be better able to keep a cool mind during the inevitable ups and downs — and reap riches by investing with controlled risks.
1. Investment rewards can only be increased by the assumption [...]
The Indian economy is finally overcoming some of the obstacles that have traditionally been cumbersome to growth and today, India’s economic growth rate is among the fastest in the world, based largely on a flair for information technology and knowledge-based industries. As a result, India is providing an IT workforce for high tech companies around [...]
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Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 total
During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo
People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain
The tallest freestanding sculpture in the world is Chief Crazy [...]
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In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills
In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2500 times a year
A honey bee has four wings
The Bank of America was originally called the Bank of Italy until the founder, Amedeo Giannini, changed the name in 1930
Other than London, Liverpool is the [...]
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In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
One out of 20 people have an extra rib
44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep
In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to combat the counterfeiting of money
Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world [...]