1. “Margaritaville” was originally written for Elvis Presley, but he was nearing the end, so Jimmy Buffett recorded the song.
2. The eight pawns on a chessboard all used to have their own names based on non-royalty jobs: Gambler, policeman, innkeeper, merchant, doctor, weaver, blacksmith, and farmer.
3. Isaac Newton was the first person to recognize that the rainbow was divided into seven distinct colors.
4. Aerosmith made more money in royalties off the video game “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” than they made from any of their actual albums.
5. There’s only one country in the world where McDonald’s serves the McRib all year long . . . GERMANY.
