AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING LXXXI

1. The first five EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) [TV, Record, Movie, Theater] were Richard Rogers (1962), Helen Hayes (1977), Rita Moreno (1977), John Gielgud (1991), Audrey Hepburn (1994)

2. Chartered in 1789 and opened in 1795, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the first state university in the United States.

3. Dirty rice is a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chicken livers and gizzards, which give the rice a "dirty" appearance.

4. A stumpy is a Manx cat with a short tail, and a rumpy is a Manx cat with no tail at all.

5. The first Gold's Gym opened in Venice, California in August, 1965 - long before the modern-day health club existed. It was dubbed "the Mecca of bodybuilding" and was frequented by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dave Draper.

6. Lily Pons was a principal soprano at New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1931 to 1961. Her immense popularity is credited in large part with saving the Met form bankruptcy during the Depression.

7. Omphaloskepsis is the medical term for navel gazing. Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation was practiced by certain monks and mystics. In modern usage, it can refer to a pre-occupation and over-concern about emotional self-awareness.

8. Dooley Wilson played Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the film Casablanca.

9. GORP, another name for trail mix, is sometimes said to stand for "granola, oats, raisins, and peanuts" or "good old raisins and peanuts".

10. The ten-code uses numeric code words for frequently used messages in two-way radio communicatons. The most famous is undoubtedly 10-4, or "Message received", but there are dozens of others.  Some examples: 10-1 - "Receiving poorly", 10-11 - "Talking too rapidly", 10-23 - "Stand by", 10-42 - Traffic accident at, 10-45 - All units within range please report, 10-99 - Mission completed, all units secure