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How a Bad Musical (Plus a Whole Bunch of Really Bad Ideas) Bankrupted the World’s Wealthiest Country

By Commonplace Fun Facts on November 26, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Whenever the elements of government corruption, shady characters, monumental stupidity, mind-numbing monetary mismanagement, and poop all come together, it’s a safe bet that it is a story that will make it into […]

You Are Probably Hearing an Imposter When You Hear a Bald Eagle

By Commonplace Fun Facts on October 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Fans of the Hollywood musicals of the 1950s and 1960s are frequently surprised to learn that the voices of their favorite actresses are someone else’s. If you listen carefully, you will notice […]

If I Could Finish This Song, It Would Be Loverly

By Commonplace Fun Facts on November 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

#lovequotes #loverly #myfairlady #musicals

Alan Jay Lerner took two weeks to write the last line of “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” for the play My Fair Lady. The concluding words are, “Loverly, loverly, loverly, loverly.”