Strange But True: Don’t Hassle the Hoff
By Lucie Winborne
As part of David Hasselhoff’s divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname “Hoff” and the catchphrase “Don’t Hassle the Hoff.”
The fuller your refrigerator, the more energy-efficient it is.
Dr. Seuss coined the word “nerd.” The term originated in the 1950 book “If I Ran the Zoo.” The sentence goes: “And then, just to show them, I’ll sail to Ka-Troo. And bring back an IT-KUTCH, a PREEP and a PROO, a NERKLE, NERD, and a SEERSUCKER, too!”
Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr was given a perpetual supply of beer piped into his house.
Between 1848 and 1850, the population of San Francisco grew from 900 to 35,000 people thanks to the Gold Rush.
During his World War II service, LBJ was due to fly in the observation seat of the B-26 bomber Wabash Cannonball. However, he was replaced when he had to go to the toilet before takeoff. The Wabash Cannonball was shot down during that flight over New Guinea with no survivors.
A Chinese millionaire sold canned air to people on the streets to raise awareness of air pollution and then donated the money to charity.
Newborn babies can only see in black and white for a few months.
Seventy percent of the dirt on your clothes is invisible.
In “The Empire Strikes Back,” an extra can be seen running with what appears to be an ice cream maker. The character became legendary among fans, and was eventually given a name (Willrow Hood) and a backstory.