Five Random Facts for Monday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  Dolphins can put one side of the brain to sleep as they swim while the other side remains alert.  Then they can switch, putting the other side to sleep.

2.  The original title for Michael Jackson’s hit “Thriller” was going to be “Midnight Man”.

3.  Johnny Rockets is named after Johnny Appleseed and the Oldsmobile Rocket 88, because the founder felt those were two things that embodied the “classic Americana” vibe he was going for.

4.  Tim Burton did NOT direct “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, he just produced it.  The director was a guy named Henry Selick.

5.  The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head and look over its shoulder.

 

(ThoughtCo / Wikipedia / Business View / Wikipedia / Buglogical)