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Here's an awful lot of information about The Golden Girls. And you can even listen to the theme song here, if you have RealPlayer.

Here's the Quadratic Formula, which the good people running the Boston Bar Sports Triathalon needed to figure out who won what events. Who would have guessed that a day of drinking and playing darts would end in such complex math nonsense.

Herve Villechaize played Tattoo on "Fantasy Island". He died in 1993, and was an uncredited midget in "Chappaqua". He was French, and he killed himself in Hollywood.

"The Other Half" was the man's answer to "The View". It was hosted by Dick Clark, Danny Bonaduce, Mario Lopez (who now works a lot on the animal channel - how the mighty have fallen!), and some guy named Dr. Jan. (No word on the kind of doctor he was, or even if he was some kind of real doctor.) Dr. Jan left the show before it was cancelled, and he was replaced by Dorian Gregory, who is a hall of fame guy for appearing as a guest in TV shows, such as "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" and "The Steve Harvey Show". It should be noted that both Dr. Jan and Dorian Gregory were playing the Star Jones character on "The Other Half" (as the black one, not the fat one).

Jimmie Foxx hit 50+ home runs twice, in 1932 (58 for the Philadelphia Athletics) and 1938 (50 for the Red Sox). I didn't think he had ever hit 50. I was wrong, which should come as no surprise.

Paul Gleason was the principal in "The Breakfast Club". He's been in a ton of other stuff. And the hasidic reggae guy is Matisyahu.

Men Without Hats sang Safety Dance. In France, their known as Men Sans Hats. "Men at Work" was the movie starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, which was improbably written and directed by Emilio himself.

In 1998, the year Barry Bonds allegedly began using steroids (I only say allegedly so I don't get sued), Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs and Sammy Sosa hit 66. Bonds hit 37, which is still a ton.

Here's a really long article about clapping. I think it answers the question, "Why did people start clapping?", but I don't know. I didn't read it. It's too long, and I'm not sure I really care.

In 2004, a trademark suit was brought against "Macho Man" Randy Savage by the makers of Kool Aid, because of his use of the phrase "Oh yeah!" Now, here's the thing that bothers me. Randy Savage started wrestling in 1985 - why did it take Kool Aid 20 years to sue? Did it really take them 20 years to figure this out?

I can't find anything about a squirrel song from "There's Something About Mary".

As far as I can tell, the song "Mexican Radio" has been sung by no fewer than 7 different artists, including Lee Press-on and the Nails, Stan Ridgeway, Authority Zero (the version I just bought on iTunes) and El Vez. I don't know who did it first, or why it's such a popular song to cover.

McDonald's milkshakes do, indeed, contain milk, if you believe McDonald's. I can't find anything about the Shamrock shakes once being pistachio flavored (they're now mint, and delicious), but McDonald's used to have Uncle O'Grimacey, Grimace's Irish uncle. I love him.

Yes, trampolining is an Olympic event. Ballet skiing isn't...yet.

The University of Alabama is the big school in Huntsville, Alabama, but there are 11 others. Oregon State is in Corvallis. Go Beavers!

Pig organs, in terms of size and shape, are similar to humans. It seems like there's been an awful lot of talk about using pig organs in humans, but there isn't any evidence that it's safe. They may use tendons or muscles, but I don't think we'll be seeing any pig liver transplants any time soon.

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