MurphyTown Facts Haiku Irish Jokes Laws Legends News Photos Poems Proverbs Quotes Yin Facts Index Top Ten Newest Search Post Prev Fact Fact 31 of 4622 Next Fact There is a rumour that while Lucas and a co-worker were editing American Graffiti (1973), the co-worker asked Lucas for ``Reel Two, Dialog Two'', which abbreviated to ``R2-D2'', a name which stuck in Lucas' mind. Random Fact A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball--point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem,... CSS ALABAMA SUNK OFF FRANCE: June 19, 1864 At the outset of the Civil War, the Union began an increasingly successful blockade of Southern ports an... What do you think of this Fact? Vote Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down. Reputation: 2 / Feedback: 0  Site Content compiled in Asheville, NC / Web Hosting by Gigfoot