Five Things You Need To Know: Fun Facts for 9-18-20

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Five Things You Need To Know For Friday, September 18th, 2020:

(FUN FACTS!)

 

1.  The last time that state lines moved was 1961, when there was a border shift between Minnesota and North Dakota.

2.  When Queen Elizabeth the Second was just a princess in 1945, she joined the British military for World War Two and trained to be a mechanic.

3.  Sean Connery had a chance to play Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, but turned it down because he didn't understand the scripts.  He was even offered a piece of the backend of the movies that now would've been worth at least $450 million.

was a dentist from Tennessee.

4.  Before a hurricane, the two top-selling items at Walmart are Pop-Tarts and beer.

5.  The official national sport of Turkey is grease wrestling.  Two guys cover themselves in olive oil and win the match by pinning their opponent or lifting him up and carrying him three steps.