1. The summit of Mount Everest is marine limestone . . . meaning the highest point on Earth was once ocean seafloor, roughly 470 million years ago.
2. There were sheep in Central Park in New York until 1934, when the city had them moved so people wouldn’t EAT them during the Great Depression.
3. The press briefing room in the White House used to be an indoor swimming pool. It was installed in 1933 . . . but Nixon had it converted to the press room in 1970.
4. The movie “Scream” was originally going to be called “Scary Movie” . . . which wound up being the name of the famous horror movie parody series.
