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

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Knotts played a nerve-wracked motorist in the 1963 comedy, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, which is about the mad pursuit of $350,000—which would be over $2.7 million today—in stolen cash by a group of strangers. The cast is played by iconic actors of the time like Edie Adams and Buddy Hackett.

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The More You Know

  • There are castles for sale in France that cost less than a two-bedroom apartment in Australia.
  • Vietnam is one of the most pro-US countries in the world, with 76% having a favorable view. This is higher than Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
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