The useless bits of info to see if we can make a million posts thread

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Mae West did not utter her infamous line "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" until her last film, "Sextette." It had been floating around for years and has always been attributed to her, but it's exact origins are unknown. The line doesn't appear in any of her films, plays or other writings.

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The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks.

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The Mamas and Papas were once called the Mugwumps.

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Lynyrd Skynard was the name of the gym teacher of the boys who went on to form that band. He once told them, "You boys ain't never gonna amount to nothin'."

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Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with "Midnight Cowboy." Her entire role lasted only six minutes.

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The license plate number of the Volkswagon that appeared on the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road album was 281F.

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The Beatles song "Martha My Dear" was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha.

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were the two left-handed Beatles.

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Paul McCartney's mother was a midwife.

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John Lennon's assassin was carrying a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" when he shot the famous Beatle in 1980.

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Don Mac Lean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. All three were on the same plane that crashed.

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Elvis weighted 230 pounds at the time of his death.

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Mr. Spock's (of Star Trek) blood type was T-Negative

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One of the many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging elephant.

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Some of Beethoven's symphonies were performed in Kentucky before they were performed in Paris, France.