There Was More to Comedy Legend Don Knotts Than Anyone Ever Knew

Service Rank

Knotts served in the United States Army under the military service number “35 756 363” from June 21, 1943 until January 6, 1946. He was discharged at the rank of Technician Grade 5, which is equivalent to the rank of a Corporal.

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The More You Know

  • A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
  • After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmark's Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
  • Glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
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