Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's
script 'Good will Hunting' was
sold for USD6000,000.
Russel Crowe's parent
were movie set caterers,
which explains how he
caught the acting bug.
The Ouija board is named
after the French and German
for yes > Oui anda Ja.
The Sharpei dog has loose
skin all over it, as it was
developed for the purpose of
fighting. The loose skin makes
it harder for the opponent to pin
it down.
Peach Melba, a concoction of
vanila cream, reapberry sauce
and poached peaches was
named after famed Australian
Opera Star, Nellie Melba.
Before achieving success as an
opera star, Luciano Pavarotti
was a primary school teacher.
The term 'Ping Pong' was derived
from the sound made when the
hollow ball hits the surface of the
table.
You won't find a 9-iron, a 3-wood or a
putter in the golfers. Early golf clubs
were known by names such as
mashie, spoon, cleek and niblick.
The Aussie pop group Savage Garden's
name comes from the Anne Rice book,
"The Vampire Lestat", a continuation
of her "Interview with a Vampire"
book.
The firast mobile phone call was placed
in Manhatan on 3 April 1973 by
Martin Cooper, an engineer with
Motorola and inventor of the mobile phone.
The Bank Of England was founded in 1694 by
a Scotsman, William Paterson, and the
Bank Of Scotland in 1695 by an
Englishman, John Holland.
