Facts You Probably don’t Need

• At one point, the official tourism slogan of Nebraska was: “Nebraska. Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”

• Bluetooth is named after a 10th century king, Harald Bluetooth, who united Norway and Denmark.

• The world record for the longest human chain is 652.4 miles, and it consisted of five million people in Bangladesh.

• Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean, is the voice of Zazu in “The Lion King.”

• Bananas are the most sold item at Walmart.

• Sunsets on Mars are blue.

• The abbreviation “lbs.” comes from the Latin word “libra,” which means “scale” and was a Roman unit of weight equivalent to 12 ounces.

• “Melanistic” animals are all black and are the opposite of albinos.

• “True Lies” (1994) was the first movie to be given a 100-million-dollar budget.

          Facts by Sean McVeigh, factologist.