13 Trivia Nuggets To Impress And Delight Your Friends

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13 Trivia Nuggets To Impress And Delight Your Friends
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The Canary Islands is an island country of Africa's northern shore, derived from the Latin term for the dog, "canis." When early sailors arrived on the island, they discovered it swamped with wild dogs and gave the identity. The islands gave their name to the bird species canary, not the other way around.

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Penn and Teller

In response to the moral panic over violent video games in the 90's, Penn & Teller created a real-time, truck driving simulator. YOUR DRIVER 15 JOCKO CO 1993 CRACKED.com A minigame titled Desert Bus, in the unreleased Sega CD game Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, takes place completely in the cab of a truck making an 8-hour trip from Tucson, AZ to Las Vegas. Nothing noteworthy happens during the long drive, and upon reaching your destination you receive ONE (1) point, and the option to drive back to Tucson.

Source: Polygon

Pulp Fiction

The mystery contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction were detailed in the script. CRACKED.CO According to Roger Avary, who has a writing credit on Pulp Fiction, Marcellus Wallace's briefcase contained diamonds in the original script. That just seemed too boring and predictable, said Avary, So it was decided that the contents of the briefcase were never to be seen. This way each audience member would fill in the blank with their own ultimate contents.

Source: Time

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