The Scoop WINTER 2018-2019 | Page 72

January 4th is the National Trivia Day in the United States! To celebrate this day, here are 50 facts that many people may not know.

1. Before the finished production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, names like Chesty, Tubby, Burpy, Deafy, Hickey, Wheezy, and Awful were considered for names of the dwarves.

2. The author of The Great Gatsby, Hunter S. Thompson, retyped the novel to experience what it was like to write like Fitzgerald.

3.A 3 Musketeers candy bar originally included three smaller bars in the flavors of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.

4.The Sun-Maid Raisins girl was modeled after Lorraine Collett Petersen.

5. Part of the Declaration of Independence was written in a Philadelphia tavern.

6. Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented the Lincoln logs.

7. 111,111,111 * 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

8. Ben & Jerry’s ice creams are rich in flavor because its co-founder, Ben Cohen, has anosmia (almost no sense of smell). He adds more flavor if he can’t taste a recipe.

50 Facts For You To Marvel At

By : Connie Tan