The Worst Employees and Biggest Slackers in Pop Culture History

Major Frank Burns

No matter how critically wounded a soldier might be, nobody would willingly be operated upon by M*A*S*H's Frank Burns. Although Burns claimed to be a disciplinarian, his ineffectiveness earned him the nickname "Ferret Face." Frank was once described by Larry Linville, who played the character on television, as a man with "a mind that had stripped its gears."

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The More You Know

  • The horse on the Wyoming license plate is named Steamboat.
  • Humans are the only animals with chins.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors.
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