Further Exploration of the Factorium

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Classmate Facts # 15 - Entertainment Anyone

1. The world's first TV commercial was a 20 second ad for a Bulova clock, broadcast by WNBT, New York!

2. Walt Disney came up with the idea for an animated mouse in 1927. He named it Mortimer Mouse. His wife Lilian convinced him to change the name to Mickey Mouse.

3. The voice of Popeye the Sailor was Jack Mercer for 45 years.

4. There are almost a billion TV sets in the world, today!

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