7 Random Facts That Will Make You Smile
Happy hump day! You're halfway to Friday, which means you're only half-way to Friday. If you're having trouble seeing the glass half full, read these seven true facts that will leave you smiling.
- 1
Charlie turned down the Chocolate Factory and became a Vet
Peter Gardner, who played Charlie Bucket in the 1971 "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," was offered a three year acting contract but turned it down. He ended up going to Cornell to become a large animal veterinarian in upstate New York.
- 3
So do Quokkas
- 4
Everyone is born with an instinct to smile
Even people who are born blind smile when they're happy without ever seeing their parents do it. It's just in our genes.
- 5
A group of rabbits is known as a fluffle
But ONLY in parts of northern Canada. Everyone else calls them a herd. Males are called bucks and females does. A group of young bunnies is called a kindle.
- 6
The man who voiced Mickey Mouse married the woman who voiced Minnie Mouse
Each are the most recent actors to voice the characters -- not the originals -- but each have been the longest-running voices of the characters.
- 7
A hoodie is also called a "bunnyhug"
But only in Saskatchewan.