Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Most of the indoor scenes in “Game of Thrones” were filmed in a studio in Northern Ireland that used to be a factory . . . where the Titanic was made.
2. The co-founder of Starbucks says they were “desperately close” to calling it “Cargo House” . . . which he says “would’ve been a terrible, terrible mistake.”
3. The Houston metropolitan area is 9,444 square miles, which is bigger than the entire state of New Jersey.
4. When Vincent Price agreed to do the voice work for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” he was given a choice between: Taking a percentage of the album proceeds . . . or being paid a flat $20,000. He chose the $20K.
5. The three largest employers in the world are the U.S. Department of Defense, the Chinese military, and Walmart.
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