Things I should have known before now... (4 Viewers)

[nuke terrorist]

Is this something you “should have known before now”?

Yes IMO

 

[magicbastarder]

the actor who plays dathon; the alien captain in the classic TNG episode 'darmok'; is paul winfield; aka ed traxler from 'the terminator'.

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[Cormcolash]

the actor who plays dathon; the alien captain in the classic TNG episode 'darmok'; is paul winfield; aka ed traxler from 'the terminator'.

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Also the starship captain whose mind Khan takes over with the brain slugs in The Wrath of Khan. Also the doctor diagnosing Shatner in the Twilight Zone episode with the wing gremlin. Winfield is a legend.

 

[seanc]

Also the starship captain whose mind Khan takes over with the brain slugs in The Wrath of Khan. Also the doctor diagnosing Shatner in the Twilight Zone episode with the wing gremlin. Winfield is a legend.

My FB is full of these factoids about ST, SW and LOTR.
Pure clickbait but good for the auld table quizzes.

 

[magicbastarder]

My favourite weird celebrity factoid is that bill wyman nearly became son in law to his own son; or that his mother in law nearly became his daughter in law; or a whole slew of such relationships. His son married Mandy Smith's mother, but wyman and Smith's own marriage had broken up at that point.

 

[ann post]

Canaries are named after the island - but the island is named after the large amount of dogs that were on it - canines.

So canaries are named after dogs.

 

[magicbastarder]

I had been hoping that canines were named after teeth - but it turns out teeth are named after canines. So we can't state that canaries are named after teeth.

 

[ann post]

While at least it proves that teeth are actually just canaries.

 

[therealjohnny]

I had been hoping that canines were named after teeth - but it turns out teeth are named after canines. So we can't state that canaries are named after teeth.

Dandelions are named after teeth

Dente de Lion. Teeth of the lion. The serrated leaves look like teeth.

 

[magicbastarder]

i only just spotted this in a scene from 'a clockwork orange'

 

[seanc]

July 19th is in fact in real life and actually the day that Marathon became Snickers.

 

[magicbastarder]

The Britney spears song 'toxic' is apparently about the Irish telly vet Noel Fitzpatrick.