1000 Facts about Comic Books Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Comic Books Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-05-08

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0244606293

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Deadpool claims to have a "Chainsaw Sense" that warns him when he is being stabbed with a chainsaw. Superman once turned into a lion. The writer of Games of Thrones wrote several letters to Marvel about the Fantastic Four to point out some plot holes in the stories. Once, Batman turned into a mummy. Apocalypse used to be the leader of the X-Men. The Joker was the ambassador of Iran. George Bush, Oprah, Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela attended Black Panther's wedding. Wonder Woman moved the Sun with her lasso. Captain America doesn't know how to use a SmartPhone. Marvel and DC Comics were both published by the same person. The Hulk fought a dinosaur in the Wild West. Lex Luthor was one of the first fictional characters to use an atomic bomb. The X-Men were nearly called The Merry Mutants. The Hulk can survive being decapitated. Pink Kryptonite turns Superman gay.


1000 Facts about Comic Book Characters Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Comic Book Characters Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-05-08

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 0244006245

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Deadpool has teamed up with Sherlock Holmes, Mowgli, The Little Mermaid, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Moby Dick. Wonder Woman had a job selling tacos. Black Panther was nearly called Coal Tiger. Captain America has turned into a cat, a vampire, and a werewolf. Iron Man took over SHIELD. He found it so stressful, he had to see a counsellor. Robin had a fax machine built into his boot. Magneto suffers bipolar. After Batman seemingly died, Commissioner James Gordon became the new Batman. Superman destroyed an entire solar system by sneezing. Marvel bosses were certain Spider-Man would fail because people are afraid of spiders. The word "Brainiac" was coined in a Superman comic. Magneto ripped Wolverine's metal skeleton out of his body. Green Arrow has many trick arrows including a Donut Arrow. Doctor Strange teamed up with a duck to battle an evil book.


1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-09-19

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1326793306

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's father fought with the Nazis. Danny DeVito was the first choice to play the title character in the 1993 film, Super Mario Bros. Although Fred Astaire is most well-known for his tap-dancing, a lot of people don't know that the sound of his tap-dancing was dubbed in. Carrie Fisher was paid to fix plot holes in dozens of movies. Charlie Sheen debuted in a film with George Clooney that has never been released. Haley Joel Osment was nearly cast in the title role in the Harry Potter series when the films were going to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael J. Fox's middle name is... Andrew. Both of Jack Black's parents are rocket scientists. Matthew Broderick was involved in a car crash that killed somebody.


1000 Facts about Animated Shows Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Animated Shows Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1326676717

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In Adventure Time, Jake's insides are cursed to smell like vanilla. Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had his name misspelt for 20 years. Jim Davis created Garfield to see if he could make a character successful even though it isn't funny. The Simpsons characters, Itchy & Scratchy nearly had a spin-off. Zoidberg from Futurama has a pet slinky. Scrooge McDuck from Ducktales is immortal. SpongeBob SquarePants has won two BAFTAs. Queen Elizabeth II said her favourite scary movie is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Dr. Krieger from Archer is a clone of Hitler. The word "radiation" couldn't be used in the cartoon, Spider-Man. Scooby Doo's real name is Scoobert. Mickey Mouse gas masks were created for children during World War II. Originally, Popeye the Sailor said spinach is full of Vitamin A, not iron. One of the villains in The Powerpuff Girls is a parody of Yoko Ono. Dragon Ball Z villain, Frieza, is based on a real-estate speculator. The creators of South Park hate Family Guy.


1000 Facts about Historic Figures Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Historic Figures Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-03-24

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0244676976

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According to the Bible, Jesus had several brothers and sisters.During his lifetime, Buffalo Bill was the most famous person in the world.Eratosthenes created geography.Martin Luther King was jailed 29 times.George Washington is the only person to serve in war while being the US president.Gandhi refused to educate his children and disowned two of them.Alexander the Great claimed to have seen a UFO.Archimedes was the first person to calculate pi.Isaac Newton believed in Atlantis.Anaximander figured out that the Earth is round.Joseph Stalin was covered in scars due to suffering smallpox.Aristotle believed eels were made of mud.Leonardo Da Vinci was the first person who could explain why the Moon was crescent-shaped.Pythagoras was so good at mathematics, people thought he was a sorcerer.Napoleon was terrified of open doors.King Arthur's real name was Ambrosius Aurelianus.Saddam Hussein was obsessed with Doritos.Socrates thought the concept of books was stupid.


1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-04-06

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1326619748

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Spider-Man has fought Nazi bees. Batman has fought Superman at least 16 times. David Bowie nearly played Daredevil. The creator of Wonder Woman believed women should govern the world. Thor owns two killer goats. The Justice League have teamed up with He-Man. Stan Lee devised Iron Man to show that he could make the least likeable character successful. Originally, Aquaman had to make contact with water every hour or he died. Storm was meant to be called Black Cat and had the power to turn into a feline. Robin killed three people in his debut comic. There is a pig version of Gambit called Hambit. Flash can punch a person a billion times per second. Wolverine allied with Captain America during World War II. Green Arrow has a Nuclear Bomb arrow. Silver Surfer's surfboard is alive. Shazam popularized the phrase, "Holy moly!" The CIA tried to hire The Punisher to kill Osama Bin Laden.


1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 3

1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1326660551

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The first series on HBO was Fraggle Rock. The show, Friends coined the term "friend zone." The premise for Knight Rider was made up as a joke. All the main actors of The Walking Dead have a Last Supper on the day they film their death scene. The first and last conversation in Seinfeld is about a button. Homer Simpson is based on Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. The Big Bang Theory was meant to be called Lenny, Penny, and Kenny. Thomas the Tank Engine was nominated for two BAFTAs. Breaking Bad was remade in Mexico. The show, Wonder Woman was criticised because the title character shows her back. The Sopranos was meant to be a film. Despite what many sources say, Star Trek is not the first show to have an interracial kiss. The story of Stranger Things is based on a real project the CIA committed where they researched telekinesis and telepathy. Kit Harington plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones. His great-grandfather invented the flushing toilet.


1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 3

1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-04-07

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1326621033

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Lex Luthor became the president of the United States. Green Goblin use to lead the Avengers. The Penguin is an expert bare-knuckle boxer. Doctor Doom briefly served as God but gave it up because he "found it beneath me." Darkseid has his own nightclub. Loki claimed to be Deadpool's father. Harley Quinn has two pet hyenas. Carnage was nearly called Chaos or Ravage. Deadshot tried to killed Pope John Paul II. When Peter Parker died, Doctor Octopus became the new Spider-Man. Hugo Strange was supposed to be Batman's nemesis. Ego the Living Planet has a moon called Id who snorts planets. Wolverine has an evil son called Daken. Mister Freeze once escaped Arkham Asylum using a crayon. Thanos has been in a relationship with Hela. The Riddler's hero is Harry Houdini.


1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 3

1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-12-23

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 132651461X

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OJ Simpson was turned down for the role of The Terminator because the studio thought he couldn't play a convincing killer. Back to the Future was nearly called Spaceman from Pluto. In the original script of The Truman Show, all the actors are criminals. Bob Hoskins kept hallucinating while making Who Framed Roger Rabbit and couldn't work again for a year. The line, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!" is never said in The Wizard of Oz. The crewmembers of The Lord of the Rings made so much chainmail for the films, they wore their fingerprints off. The main song for Beauty and the Beast was meant to be a rock-n'-roll song. The most expensive part of Rocky was the make-up. The line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," in Gone with the Wind was nearly, "Frankly my dear, it makes my gorge rise." Alec Guinness wears a toupee in every Star Wars film that he appears in. Production on The Shawshank Redemption was shut down for days while the studio waited for a maggot to die so they could use it in a scene.


1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 3

1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 3

Author: James Egan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1326776762

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It used to be mandatory in North Korea for teachers to play the accordion. Melons are cuboid-shaped in Japan. In Russia, teachers used to be paid in vodka. Mozambique is the only country with a gun on its flag. The mobile games, Minecraft and Candy Crush, come from Sweden. In France, it's illegal to name a pig "Napoleon." 80%%%% of billiard balls come from Belgium. People from Monaco live longer than anyone else in the world. Canada is the most educated country in the world. US currency used to read, "Mind Your Business." Kissing used to be illegal in England. 70%%%% of all bacon comes from the Netherlands. There are more Catholics in Brazil than any other country. Nobody in Ireland spoke England until the 12th century. When you earn a PhD in Finland, you receive a top hat and a sword.