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August 24, 2023 59 secs
Which is the only Planet not named after a Roman God or Goddess?
Where does the name 'Duffel Bag' come from?
Did Marvin Gaye tryout for the NFL?
Was Ron Jeremy in The Ghostbusters?
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(00:00):
WHOA. That was kind of random. Mel's time for random Facts with Mel
Taylor. Marvin Gaye trained to playprofessional football in nineteen seventy. He tried
out so the Detroit Lions. Sincehe had those zero football experience, the
coach didn't want him to get hurtand turned him down. Ron Jeremy was
an extra. And Ghostbusters at theend where the crowd of people are out

(00:22):
there on the street watching the Ghostbusterslike head into the building. About Australia,
kind of crazy thing, but it'sactually wider than the moon. The
US state with the largest population growthsince twoy ten is actually Idaho by like
twenty six percent, but followed byTexas and Florida a close second and third.

(00:44):
And Duffel Bags are named after atown in Belgium called Duffel, where
the fabric for the bags originally actuallycame from. And the only planet that's
not named after a Roman god orgoddess is Earth. That's a look at
your random facts for today.
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