› added 6 years ago

348

TIL Ross Perot had a Sesame Street character named "H. Ross Parrot." When asked to comment Perot said, "1) the nose is too small. 2) it's not a real Texas accent. 3) my family loves it, my grandchildren love it." and ""I'm sure that parrot thinks he's much better looking than I am."

Read more muppet.fandom.com

via reddit.com

XEWKX TIL that Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode was originally wrote as a slow ballad. Despite some hesitation, and insistence from Alan Wilder, songwriter Martin Gore rewrote it to be more up-tempo. The song went on to become the band's most successful single worldwide.
DBOV TIL Serena and Venus Williams had an older sister who was shot dead in 2003 in an act of gang violence.
nWNBr TIL that "umerell" (Italian for "little man") are men of retirement age that spend time watching construction sites and road work, stereotypically with their hands clasped behind their back.
MeAWV TIL that Underneath the streets of Beijing, there are over a million people who live in nuclear bunkers.
nWvk9 TIL that butterflies have 4 wings not 2 (found out on an episode of Benidorm during a pub quiz)