Here are some random facts for you.
1. Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett once took a DNA test to see if they’re related. The results came back negative, but they were friends, and would refer to each other as “Uncle Warren” and “Cousin Jimmy.” (Warren is 94 now. Jimmy passed away in 2023 at 76. NEITHER pronounce their name “buh-fey.”)
2. More than 30 million people in China live in CAVES.
3. Until the mid-1970s, at least 90% of NHL players were Canadian. Now it’s down to 44%. (27% are American, 10% are Swedish, and 7% are Russian.)
4. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Adam West, and Liam Neeson were all offered the role of James Bond but turned it down.
5. The first drink ever described as a “cocktail” was essentially an “Old Fashioned,” in 1806. It was introduced as “a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.”
(CNBC / Wikipedia / Quant Hockey / Wikipedia / Difford’s Guide)
