Introduction
I haven't done Funky Facts in ages so let me recap what it is. Funky Facts brings you the most random facts from films and celebrities to just normal every day events. I believe random facts are fantastic to entertain but even shock people and this week we do have some very random ones.
Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal Crazy Fact!
Anthony Hopkin's as we all know is Hannibal Lecter in the films Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. All together, he appeared on screen for 24 minutes in Hannibal and only 52 seconds in Silence of the Lambs. But, here is the crazy fact.....He won the Oscar for best actor in leading role for only appearing for almost 25 minutes in the films. But, Silence of the Lambs is also the only horror film to date that has only won an Oscar for Best Picture. No other horror films have this Oscar, only Silence of the Lambs. With, Jaws and The Exorcist being the only two other horror films to ever be nominated for Best Picture but never won. So, Anthony Hopkin's truly portrayed a psychologically disturbed 'man' shall we say. But, we can't deny those nearly 25 minutes of film time was tense and entertaining to watch. However, speaking of Anthony Hopkins...He gave advice to Jim Carrey for his character Ace Venture.
Darth Vader in New Hope
This is a very strange fact, in Star Wars: A New Hope Darth Vader only appears in the film for twelve minutes. You have to admit does feel much longer than that but it's true! But, I think I can even break you're mind more with this awesome fact. Jurassic Park.....The movie clocks up to around 127 minutes, dinosaurs can only be seen for 15 minutes of the entire film! That's roughly working the maths out, 12% of the runtime filled with dinosaurs......So much for Jurassic Park right?!?! But, speaking of Dinosaurs ever wondered what made the noises of the Dinosaurs?!?! Well, even thou it's a PG rating it's actually tortoises having sex! Yes, you read that correctly. Not even Tortoises get privacy any more.
Scream and Scary Movie Facts
This might be misleading, but the mask from Halloween was an inverted, white painted mask of James T. Kirk. But, the iconic mask from Scream finds its origin in the art work of what?!?!? The Scream! But, do you have any idea what was the working title for Scream?!?! It was Scary Movie! Quite ironic. However, you already seen that coming but did you know the words "Elm Street" in Nightmare on Elm Street are not even mentioned once throughout the entire film!
Mickey Mouse Fact!
As we all know, Walt Disney was the original Mickey Mouse voice, but Wayne Allwine took over, whilst Wayne Allwine took the voice over he fell in love and later married Russi Taylor. BUT, what's that got to do with Disney?!?!?! Well, Russi Taylor is actually Minnie Mouse! That's right Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were actually together in real life! You can't deny but that's an awesome Disney fact to know about.... Even thou, it's cheesy! Speaking of Walt Disney.....That's not his real name.....Walter Disney's original last name was D'lsiogny, showing his French roots. This is mainly the reason, why Walt Disney created Disneyland in Paris.
China Facts
Now, I have a couple of facts about China that might scary you....China is one of the suicide capitals of the world! This is a fact, they actually employ body fishers....which is basically people who are hired to drag dead bodies out of the rivers! You get paid for removing dead bodies.....I can't say anything for or against this. But, surely the person doing this mustn't be faced by anything gross because of the skin maybe rotting. Now, this fact took me a while to even think about it. It is illegal to be reincarnated in China unless you have permission from the Government. I do understand, that China have quite serious laws but surely in my personal view, reincarnation is a personal request.....Not, the governments business really.
Ridiculous Death Condition Facts
You know when someone says "Do you have a broken heart?" Well, studies actually show that you could DIE from having a broken heart. This is called Stress Cardiomyopathy, this has actually happened a number of times. I personally don't know when, but I assume around Valentine's day. But, a very weird one I came across which I can see how can acquire.....Heortophobia....This means you have a fear of Holidays....Only reason I would be scared of holidays if it was really short or nothing to do. But, I've never heard of it and I can actually see people having this if they aren't use to any form of holidays.
The Hunger Games Fact
The Hunger Games creators were actually contemplating using a CGI Philip Seymour Hoffman to finish the unfinished lines. Now, personally I would say no to this. Only because, how they ended the film Mockingjay Part 1...They give a little nod and reference to Philip Seymour Hoffman which would be more fitting to the actor than a CGI version. I mean, there's a huge discussion that CGI acting is wrong but as long as it's got meaning it's fine. They did it in Benidorm for Donald, and personally felt it was a nod to the actor and to his character without mentioning his death.
Johnny Depp Facts That Will Shock You
Now, Johnny Depp actually suffers from coulrophobia....this means he has a fear of clowns! Now, you would think considering he works with Tim Burton he wouldn't be scared of clowns.! But, maybe this is why we haven't seen Johnny Depp play as a clown. But, what do you think Johnny Depp collects?!?!? He collects a fake moustache collection and a gun collection! The gun collection shocked me the most because the only near references to guns and him I've seen is the Lone Ranger.
8 RANDOM FACTS!!!
- Did you ever wonder how much the world's most expensive nail polish is?!?!? It's actually a brand called Black Diamond King from Azature, it only costs $250,000 per bottle!
- Ever thought of putting boiled water in a microwave?!?! Well, DON'T because this can become superheated and explode!
- A duel between three people is called a truel, never seen a three people duel but at least now I know.
- "Bootylicious" and "bitch-slap" were both added to the dictionary in 2003, what is our language coming too!
- Putting vodka on your face reduces the chances of acne breakouts by tightening your pores, goodbye Avon.
- TOTALLY RANDOM, a grown man was playing on his Call of Duty game online, a child kept killing him several times. Personally, I would just forget the player and do another session. This bloke, hunted down and attacked the child that kept killing him! People sometimes take games to seriously!
- The sentence "Are you as bored as I am?" can be said backwards and still make sense....Mind blown
- People find alcohol sweeter in noisy environments. This drowns out our ability to judge how much we're actually drinking....Thank you University and Clubs!
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