These True Facts Sound Incredibly Fake

Shakespearean Names

Jessicas of the world, say hello to your namesake. Jessica was a name created by William Shakespeare for his plays. He was known for inventing very common words we use today such as swag, bandit, critic, dauntless, dwindle, elbow (as a verb), green-eyed (to describe jealousy), lackluster, and even lonely. Imagine how different languages would have been without him!

John Tyler Jr. 

John Tyler is best remembered as the 10th president of the United States. However, by his family, he is remembered as a grandfather. That's right, this old man has a grandson who is still alive today. Lyon Tyler is admittedly very old, but still a line to the 10th president. History isn't always as far back as we might imagine, sometimes they're just around the corner.

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • The majority of polar bears live in Canada—not in the Arctic.
  • The world's largest Barbie collection includes more than 15,000 dolls.
  • The word "kimono" means "a thing to wear."
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.