- Rome fell to the Allies in 1944, not 43.
- The Jazz Singer came out in 1927, not 1929.
- Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911, not 1917.
- There is a rite involving witches which use a bell, book, and candle.
- More yiddish -- a Jewish wedding canopy is called a chuppah.
- Sinatra won an Oscar for From Here to Eternity.
- Nancy, Ava, Mia, and Barbara are Sinatra wives.
- The runners in Blade Runner were called replicants.
- Battle Bots is Conedy Central's answer to Robot Wars.
- Robby the Robot appeared in Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy.
- W. B. Yeats wrote the poem "Easter, 1916."
- Victoria Woodhull ran for President in 1872.
- A nix is a water spirit.
- Gerald Ford represented Grand Rapids, Michigan in Congress.
- Carel Fabritius was Rembrandt's most prominent pupil.
- Rembrandt was also known for self-portraits.
Look up:
- More about Rembrandt.
- English words from the Yiddish.
- A biography of Sinatra.
- The whole "Bell, Book, and Candle" deal.
Weakness Exposed -- Rat Pack trivia, Visual recognition of artistic style, Yiddish.
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