The Life of Doris Day, America’s Sweetheart

Name Change

Rock Hudson changed his name after sending a headshot to talent scout Henry Wilson. Wilson combined the names of Rock of Gibraltar and Hudson River to get the final pseudonym.

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The More You Know

  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
  • If you sneeze while driving at 60 mph, your eyes are closed for around 50 feet.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • The majority of polar bears live in Canada—not in the Arctic.
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