Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Paul McCartney wrote the song “Woman” for the group Peter and Gordon, but did it under the pseudonym “Bernard Webb” to prove his songs could be hits without his name attached. It wound up getting to #14 on the Billboard chart.
2. The slogan “Don’t mess with Texas” came from an anti-littering ad campaign in the ’80s.
3. The actor responsible for “The Voice” in “Field of Dreams” . . . who says “If you build it, he will come” . . . has never been confirmed. Some people think it’s Kevin Costner or Ray Liotta, and others have claimed it’s Ed Harris. But the director, Phil Robinson, said a couple years ago that he’s never heard someone guess it correctly, and he thinks it’s fun for it to remain a mystery.
4. The “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” is 99 years old. The first one in 1924 featured floats, professional bands, and LIVE animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo.
5. Muhammad Ali’s birth name was Cassius Clay . . . but before he changed it, he changed his name to Cassius X for two weeks in 1964.
