In honor of our 50th post we’ve decided to have a little fun with the number 50. 50 fun filled facts that involve the number 50. Have fun and let me know if there’s anything I may have missed.
Famous 50 Year-olds
1. Scott Baio – Yes Chachi Arcola is 50
2. Meg Ryan – not quite 50 yet but will be on November 19th
3. Dennis Rodman
4. Barack Obama – Commander in Chief of all 50 year olds
5. Michael J. Fox – Alex P. Keaton probably would be in jail for a Ponzi Scheme
6. Melissa Etheridge
7. Forest Whitaker
8. Reggie White – The Minister of Defense would’ve been 50…RIP
9. Eddie Murphy
People Born in 1950
10. Tom Petty
11. Jay Leno
12. Stevie Wonder
13. Billy Ocean – Get outta of my dreams, get in to my car
14. Randy Quaid
15. Mark Spitz
People Born in the 50
16. Cai Lun – Chinese inventor of paper
Fun Facts about 50
17. 50 years = a half a century
18. L in Roman Numerals
19. 50% = ½
20. 50/50
21. 50 = ½ of 100
22. 50% of 50 = 25
23. Ulysses S. Grant is on the $50 bill
24. 5-0 is slang for the cops
25. 50 yard line tickets are the best place to watch a football game
26. There are 50 U.S. States
27. The 50th State was Hawaii (The show Hawaii 5-0 is where the slang term for cop came from…bonus!)
28. 50 is the Atomic Number of Tin
29. 50 years = a Golden Anniversary
30. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (rapper/actor)
Famous Sports 50s
31. David Robinson – NBA
32. Mike Singletary – NFL
33. Rebecca Lobo – WNBA
34. Ralph Sampson – NBA
35. Jaime Moyer – MLB
36. No NHL team has retired the #50
In 1950…
37. The Yankees won the World Series (beating my beloved Phillies)
38. The Lakers still played in Minneapolis – The land of 10.000 Lakes
39. The Lakers won the NBA Championship
40. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanly Cup
41. CCNY won the NCAA Basketball Championship
42. The Korean War started
43. Gas was 18 cents a gallon
44. A 17 inch black and white TV cost $179.95
45. The Dodgers played in Brooklyn
In 1850…
46. Congress Passed the Compromise of 1850 – dealing with the issue of slavery
47. Los Angeles and San Francisco became incorporated as cities
48. California became a state
In 1750…
49. The United States was still a colony of Britain
In 50…
50. The Roman Empire controlled most of Europe
Well there you have it. Hope you had some fun with the number 50. Thanks for all of you that have read all 50 posts. We’re looking forward to the next 50 and beyond. I’d love to hear your feedback on the number 50. Did I forget anything? Check us out on Facebook and @Obs_Views_Blog on Twitter. Until next time this is Jimbo saying I will be the 50th president.
What a fun post--just pure R&R and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of reading this post. Very imaginative; congrats on yor 50th!
ReplyDeleteNice one...I will remember it when reach my 50 years of age. thanks for sharing.
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