You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

[Lee Stewart]

Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.

[Lee Stewart]

Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for "Lord of the Flies", and this is where the book's title comes from.

[Lee Stewart]

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

[Lee Stewart]

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades -King David, Clubs -Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds -Julius Caesar.

[Lee Stewart]

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

[Lee Stewart]

Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

Patrick Stewart to star in new Star Trek TV series

Stewart will reprise his iconic character, Jean-Luc Picard, for a CBS All Access series that “will tell the story of the next chapter of Picard’s life.”

[Mr70]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

"The B-17G,named "Lady Lacey" (after Art Lacey's British wife),began undergoing a serious restoration effort in 2012,when the nose and cockpit were removed.On August 13, 2014, the rest of the bomber was removed,and the restoration proceeds at the B-17 Alliance Museum in Salem.The Lacey family estimated that the plane could be worth millions if restored to flying condition,which meant bye-bye bomber forever as a gas station awning." https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2968

[Lee Stewart]