STRANGE BUT TRUE

The beloved Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were named for a police officer and taxi driver in Frank Capra’s holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

British military tanks are equipped to make tea.

IKEA rugs were used for the Night’s Watch cloaks in Game of Thrones.

To maintain the historical accuracy of the American Colonial era, Disney World’s Liberty Square was built without any restrooms. (But no, you won’t find any outhouses, either.)

The “little black dress” was compared to the Ford car when it debuted in 1926, for its practicality and simplicity.

Carnauba wax, which is used on cars, is the same type of wax used to give gummy candy its sheen.

Neptune’s moon, Triton, orbits the planet backward.

To add authenticity to a fictional criminal underworld, Rockstar Games hired reallife gang members to voice background characters in Grand Theft Auto V.

One-third of men’s fragrances sold are actually worn by women.

Crossword Puzzle

Bible Trivia

1. Is the book of Ruth in the Old or New Testament? Or neither?

2. Whose last words were, “O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes”? Was it Zimri, Paul, Eli or Samson?

3. From Proverbs 18:8, “The words of a talebearer are as _____”? Is it truths, wounds, answers or serpents?

4. Who assumed if Isaac died that God would be able to bring him back to life? Was it Rebekah, Esau, Abraham or Jacob?

5. From Genesis 25:1, who was Abraham’s second wife? Was it Keturah, Abigail, Vashti or Candace?