Monday, January 26, 2009

Alan Rock's Trivia

History's largest diamond was mined at the Premier Mines in South Africa Jan. 26, 1905. How many carets or how much did it weigh?
A: It weighed one pound four ounces or 3,206-carets. To put it in perspective, that would cover all of Liz Taylor's and Jennifer Lopez's weddings and have enough left over for an earring for Elton John.

Why was Paul Newman disqualified from Navy Pilot School during World War II?
A: He was color blind.

The late great Paul Newman was born on this date in 1925. In which year did he make his first Hollywood movie?
A: 1954 (The Silver Chalice)

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