February 12, 2017

T.E. Lawrence, the main character of the movie Lawrence of Arabia, appears on the third row of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album

1. T.E. Lawrence, the main character of the movie Lawrence of Arabia, appears on the third row of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album (grey arrow in picture below).
2. The movie Lawrence of Arabia is based on Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935), a British author, archaeologist, military officer and diplomat. The 1962 movie adaptation of his life, directed by David Lean, won nominated for 10 Oscars, winning 7.

January 25, 2017

There are a total of 173 moons orbiting the 8 planets in our solar system

1. There are a total of 173 moons orbiting the 8 planets in our solar systems. An additional 15 moons orbit the 9 dwarf planets, 5 of which orbit the most well-known of the dwarf planets, Dwarf Pluto.

Planet # of Moons
Mercury
0
Venus
0
Earth
1
Mars
2
Jupiter
67
Saturn
62
Uranus
27
Neptune
14
Source: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/
The names of all the moons can be found at the source link here.

January 22, 2017

WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement

1. WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement.