Posted by
sh@hr0ze
on 6/25/09
DID YOU KNOW
... that Saint Afan's Church, Llanafan (pictured), near Aberystwyth, Wales, was originally founded by Saint Afan in the 6th century?
... that masked wrestler Dos Caras, Jr. only defended the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship four times in 533 days?
... that the satellite GPS IIR-1, intended to become part of the United States Air Force Global Positioning System, was destroyed 13 seconds after launch?
... that the 1979 Australian vampire-science fiction film Thirst drew influence from sources as diverse as Elizabeth Báthory and Soylent Green?
... that the current minister at the First Presbyterian Church in Marcellus, New York, was ordained in 1956?
... that Dublin's Windmill Lane Studios is regularly visited by tourists wishing to view the U2-inspired graffiti adorning the walls?
... that Prescott, Arizona, Mayor Sam Steiger was criminally prosecuted for painting a crosswalk between the local courthouse and the saloons on Whiskey Row?