15 Facts About Comedians, the Olympics, and Riots Started By Bob Hope

Are you on the outskirts of a conversation and you need something to talk about, STAT? You’ve come to the right place. Here’s a fact for you: an Italian tourist was thrown in jail for stealing a teddy bear for his girlfriend. Got another one, fresh outta the oven: there was a real life Batman, he lived in Australia, and he captured a notorious cannibal outlaw. Speaking of Batman, his first film was unvarnished World War II propaganda – that’s a fact! While we’re still on the subject, one of his latest films was, according to its own writer, proof that “this franchise is on its last gasp. In non-Batman news, Alexander Graham Bell cobbled together a metal detector in an attempt to save the life of a President of the United States (it… did not work). Hey, what do you know, another fact! Before we let you go on to harvest all the juicy details, just know this: Bob Hope once sparked an armed military uprising. Okay, enjoy!
Teddy Theft

Source: Remembering The Tourists Arrested For Grabbing Diana Memorial Bears
The real Batman stopped a cannibal on the run.

Source: The True Story Of How Batman Stopped A Cannibal Bandit
Sarah Silverman had to stop eating meat after what she saw on a farm.

Batman's first onscreen appearance was WWII proaganda.

It's totally time for Steven Segal to host again

Source: Saturday Night Live: Bob Odenkirk On That 'Insane' Time Steven Segal Hosted
Did Dr. Doctor have it out for President Garfield?

Source: The First Metal Detector Failed To Save Garfield From A Bullet
Ron Swanson was based on an actual official.

Batman v Superman

Source: Batman v Superman' Means You're Out Of Ideas, Said Its Writer Years Earlier
Bob Hope

Idaho potatoes were only good for pigs until we stopped trying to boil them.

Source: Potatoes Were Pig Feed, Till We Learned How To Cook Them
History will always side w Norm

Source: 15 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Members' Stories Of Being Fired
How do you compete in the Olympics with just average skill?

Source: Reminder: Anyone Can Trick The System And Qualify For The Olympics
Steinbrenner's appearance was cut from Seinfeld.

Source: Seinfeld': The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of 'Steinbrenner'
A Russian doctor passed pee back and forth through a wall at the Olympics.

Source: Russian Olympians Beat Drug Testing By Slipping Clean Pee Through A Mouse Hole
Beetlejuice in Love' was the planned sequel to 'Beetlejuice.'
