Five Random Facts For Monday

Here are some random facts for you.

 

1.  The only First Lady born outside of the U.S. was John Quincy Adams’ wife, Louisa Adams.  She was born in England.  (If Donald Trump is elected, Melania Trump would be the second.  She was born in Yugoslavia.)

 

2.  AIDS was originally called GRID, which stood for gay-related immunodeficiency.  The CDC realized that term was wrong since heterosexual people were getting it too, and they changed the name to AIDS in September of 1982.

 

3.  “Playboy” didn’t have a black Playmate of the Month in its first decade.  A black woman named Jennifer Jackson broke the Playmate race barrier in March of 1965, which was more than 11 years after “Playboy” started.

 

4.  Unlike Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford doesn’t have a fear of snakes.  He was in the Boy Scouts and even worked as a camp counselor where he helped kids get their Reptile Study merit badge.

 

5.  There’s a word for the knot in a noose or lasso.  It’s called a honda.

 

(History / New York Times / Wikipedia / Wikipedia / Merriam-Webster)