First things first: tonight is a very special Quizzo because someone is walking away with two comped tickets to the Marvel exhibit at the Franklin Institute. Come on out and win them!
And now onto the main event: Barbie dolls were named after the creator (Ruth Handler)’s daughter Barbara
Here is Norah Jones with her dad Ravi Shankar, the guy who introduced The Beatles to the sitar and a bunch of other Indian instruments and music.
Abby Elliott is Chris Elliott’s daughter. They once made history by being the first father-daughter duo to both be cast on SNL.
BERENSTAIN or BERENSTEIN? I remember it as the latter, but it’s 100% the former. This is something called the Mandela Effect, which, sez Wikipedia is:
False memories can sometimes be shared by multiple people. In 2010, this was dubbed the "Mandela Effect" by self-described "paranormal consultant" Fiona Broome, in reference to a false memory she reported of the death of South African leader Nelson Mandela in the 1980s (who was at the time still alive), which she claimed was shared by "perhaps thousands" of other people. Other such examples include memories of the Berenstain Bears' name previously being spelled as Berenstein.
I’m still spelling it -stein
Winnie-the-Pooh was named for a Canadian black bear named Winnie (duh). Digging deeper, Winnie-the-non-Pooh was named after the Canadian city Winnipeg. Take it away, Wikipedia!:
Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River, Ontario, Canada, while en route to England during the First World War. He named the bear "Winnie" after his adopted hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Winnie" was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner, and gained unofficial recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot. Colebourn left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France; after the war she was officially donated to the zoo, as she had become a much-loved attraction there.
Here’s a pic of Colebourn and the OG Winnie:
Kinda looks like the #Phillybear, no?
