You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears - including chainsaws

[Lee Stewart]

Not every Model T was black. For the first few years of production, Ford's famous car came in gray, green, blue, and red. It was only after 1914 that customers could order "any color so long as it is black," as the dark paint dried faster than other hues.

[Lee Stewart]

Frank Lloyd Wright's son (John Lloyd Wright) invented Lincoln Logs. His inspiration came from his father's 1916 design of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel

[Lee Stewart]

I have a correction . . . Judge Judy made a whopping $147 million in 2018. LOL - while I had no internet service yesterday (no Netflix or Hulu) I was forced to watch Broadcast TV (boy are there a lot of commericals!) and watched two episodes of Judge Judy. Very entertaining.

[Lee Stewart]

About 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine

[Lee Stewart]

Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia

[Lee Stewart]

A $1 bill costs 5 cents to make

[Lee Stewart]

The Oscars used to give out an award to child performers. The award show discontinued the Academy Juvenile Award in 1960 after famous names like Shirley Temple and Judy Garland nabbed the honor. Also no longer on the ballot? Best Dance Direction and Best Title Writing.

[Lee Stewart]

There's a word for animals with partial pigment loss. Albinism is the congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration, but leucism is a different rare condition where some pattern or color remains.

[Lee Stewart]