Monday Night Football is an institution in America. Some of the biggest professional football games and moments have happened on this, the NFL’s biggest regular season stage. But, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Monday Night Football.

1. The first Monday Night Football game happened in 1970 and had the Cleveland Browns defeating the New York Jets.

2. There has only been one tie game in Monday Night Football history, it happened in 1984 and was between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants.

3. The fewest points ever scored in a Monday Night Football game in history happened in 2007 when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 3-0.

4. The team holding the record for the most shutouts in Monday Night Football history is the Seattle Seahawks who have shutout their opponents five times.

5. The news that John Lennon had been murdered was broken to the nation by Monday Night Football announcer Howard Cosell during a football game in 1980.

6. The first female broadcaster to join the Monday Night Football broadcast team was Lesley Visser who became a sideline reporter in 1998.

7. The first sponsor that Monday Night Football had was Marlboro Cigarettes.

Monday Night Football has recently moved to the ESPN network after a very long run on ABC. Many people questioned the decision to put professional football on television during primetime on a weekday, but the decision really paid off and will continue to do so.

The animated television series The Family Guy is a popular show that looks at one dysfunctional family lead by the father Peter. The show has done immensely well in DVD sales and many of its episodes and sayings have become common knowledge in the general public, but here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: The Family Guy.

1. The Family Guy was the first show to be resurrected based on its high DVD sales after it had been canceled. This actually happened twice, it was first canceled in 2000 and then again in 2002.

2. Lacey Chabert, famous for her role as Claudia in the drama Party of Five, was the original voice of Meg (first 15 episodes), but was never credited due to contractual problems.

3. During The Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-2008, Fox continued producing The Family Guy episodes without creator Seth MacFarlane’s approval of scripts or production.

4. Famous comedian Carol Burnett once sued 20th Century Fox and the producers of The Family Guy over copyright infringement for their use of her Charwoman cleaning character. The judge ruled it to be a parody which was protected under the First Amendment.

5. The character of Death has been voiced by two different actors. In Death’s first appearance he was voiced by comedian Norm McDonald, subsequent appearances have had comedian Adam Corrola doing the voice work.

6. There was a controversy involving the opening title sequence and theme song. Stewie has a line where he sings “Laugh and cry”, but many people thought he was singing “Effin’ Cry”. For a time the song was censored in the UK so that only the word “cry” was heard. During season 3 the song was rerecorded to more clearly sound like the intended words. The original recording has returned to the show since then though.

7. Seth MacFarlane not only created The Family Guy series, he also voiced many of the main characters: Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Glenn Quagmire.

The Family Guy continues to entertain and offend many viewers on a weekly basis… one can only think that this is the exact intent of its creators.

One of the oldest and most storied automobile manufacturers is the Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford was one of the pioneers in the auto making industry, but here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Ford.

1. Henry Ford was 40 years old when he started the Ford Motor Co.

2. For 90 years, Ford built cars in the United Kingdom, this ended in 2002.

3. The Ford GT40 won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race four times during the 1960s.

4. Ford is famous for starting with the Model T car, they made their first truck in 1908.

5. Henry Ford began making tractors under the name Fordson Tractors in Leningrad, Russia in 1924.

6. Among the initial investors in the founding of the Ford Motor Company were brothers John and Horace Dodge who would later found automaker Dodge.

7. Robert McNamara attained two high positions within a month of eachother. In November of 1960 he was named President of the Ford Motor Company and a little over one month later he joined President John F. Kennedy’s cabinet as the Secretary of Defense.

Though their recent history has been up and down, Ford will surely continue to be one of the major players in the auto industry for years to come.

Guam has been a United State territory since the USA took control of it during the 1898 Spanish-American War. Guam was also the site of serious activity during World War II, but here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Guam.

1. Guam is the largest island in Micronesia.

2. Introduced accidentally to Guam following World War II, the Brown Tree Snake has become something of a problem. They nearly eliminated the population of a number of birds on the island and as there was no snake population in Guam before their arrival, they have no natural predators.

3. Because of Japan taking over the island during World War II, Guam is the only piece of American soil with a population in the thousands to be occupied by foreign troops except for the British in the War of 1812.

4. Though the people of Guam are American citizens, they cannot vote for President.

5. Approximately 29% of the island of Guam is controlled by American military bases.

6. Because of its location on the other side of the International Dateline, Guam’s official motto is: “Where America’s Day Begins”.

7. If you were from Guam, you would be a Guamanian

With its rich history and high concentration of military bases, though it is not a state, Guam will continue to play an important role in the United States of America.

The United States Senate makes up one half of the legislative branch of the federal government. The Senate is made up of 100 Senators with each state in the union getting two senators apiece. But, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: The US Senate.

1. Up until 1913, US Senators were selected by their individual state’s legislatures.

2. The US Senate convenes in the north wing of the capitol building.

3. While each state has two Senators, elections are staggered so that no state’s two Senators will be up for election in the same year.

4. In the United States Senate’s history, 15 Senators have been expelled from membership. All but one of those suspensions was due to those Senators’ states seceding from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. No US Senator has been expelled since then.

5. Two of the qualifications for a person to be allowed to be a Senator are that they must be at least 30 years old and must have been a US citizen for the previous nine years.

6. Three Senators have been elected to office and served before reaching the mandatory age of 30; Henry Clay (1806), Armistead Mason (1816), and John Eaton (1818). This was allowed to happen because the Senate polices itself and not enough scrutiny was given during those early days of operation.

7. The longest filibuster ever was done by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957 when he spoke for over 24 hours in an attempt to stop Civil Rights legislation.

The US Senate is half of one of the three branches of government. Many of the more prominent people in public life have been senators and holding these positions comes with a great deal of responsibility. Making sure they live up to these expectations is part of the publics job.

It is common knowledge that The Manhattan Project refers to the United States government’s pursuit of the atomic bomb. Dr. Robert Oppenheimer lead the project that ended with working examples of nuclear bombs, but here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: The Manhattan Project.

1. Copper was in short supply due to World War II needs, the Manhattan Project borrowed 15,000 tons of silver to wind into coils for use with the magnets used in the project.

2. The Los Alamos National Laboratory, the think tank of the Manhattan Project, had been a private school for teenage boys prior to the government purchasing it for use in the nuclear weapons program.

3. Much of the early research performed on The Manhattan Project was done at Columbia University.

4. In July of 1945, President Truman disclosed to “ally” Josef Stalin, the leader of Russia, that America did in fact have nuclear weapons. Stalin wasn’t surprised, he had already learned this information through successful espionage efforts.

5. In August of 1945, President Harry S. Truman ordered the world’s first nuclear bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan. A little over four months earlier he had been unaware of the Manhattan Project’s existence and what it was developing. As Vice-President, Truman was out of the loop and was not briefed on the Project’s existence until President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away in April of that year and Truman assumed the Presidency.

6. The farming communities of Hanford and White Bluffs, Washington were evacuated and taken over by the Hanford Site which produced weapons grade plutonium. These communities would never be inhabited again.

7. The Quebec Agreement was the name given to the treaty that allowed the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada to jointly pursue the nuclear bomb.

The Manhattan Project will forever remain one of the more controversial programs ever undertaken by the American government, or any other government for that matter. It truly is one of the most fascinating instances in history though.

The Chevrolet Camaro has long been one of the most well liked cars in America. One of the classic power or muscle cars ever, the Camaro has gone through many changes over the years and with the excitement over the release of the upcoming 2008 model, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: The Chevy Camaro.

1. Considering the standards of the time, the first Camaro was technically classified as a compact car.

2. The Camaro was designed to be Chevrolet’s answer to Ford’s Mustang. In fact production managers, when asked what the name Camaro meant, usually replied that a Camaro was a “small viscious animal that eats Mustangs”.

3. The first generation of Chevy Camaros were in production for three years from 1967 through 1969, the second generation was in production for 11 years, until the third generation came along in 1982. These third generation Camaros would stay in production until 1992. The fourth generation of Camaros started in 1993 and lasted until the model was discontinued following the 2002 production run. The next generation of Camaros is set to be released in the 2008/2009 season.

4. Every Camaro made during the entire 35 year production run was built on General Motors F-Body platform style, as was the Pontiac Firebird.

5. From 1975 through 1989, the Chevy Camaro was the official car of the International Race of Champions (IROC).

6. Singers or bands that have sung about Camaros include: Bruce Springsteen, The Dead Milkmen, The Blue Meanies, The Ramones, and Pearl Jam.

7. Chevrolet was already manufacturing a small sporty car, the Corvair, at the time the Camaro debuted. Chevy knew that for a number of reasons the Corvair couldn’t keep up with the sales of the Ford Mustang and that is why they pursued a new car… the Camaro.

The Camaro continues to be one of car enthusiasts favorite models of cars, a great car from the past and with what little is known, a great car for the future too.

Venice is famous as one of the most one-of-a-kind cities in Europe to visit. With its extensive history and unusual transportation methods through its vast network of canals, Venice never fails to satisfy any traveler to that part of the world. But, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Venice.

1. Venice has been featured, or at least referenced, in a number of films, including: Othello (1952), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), La Femme Nikita (1990), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), The Italian Job (2003), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Chasing Liberty (2004), Casanova (2005), and Casino Royale (2006) along with two other James Bond films (Moonraker and From Russia With Love).

2. The city of Venice sits on what is known as the Venetian Lagoon and stretches across more than 115 separate and individual islands.

3. Venice became part of Italy in 1866. Before that it had been part of, among others, its own Republic, the Austrian Empire, France’s Napoleon Bonaparte’s empire, and the Roman Empire.

4. The classic and much-recognized Venetian Gondola is now mainly only used for tourists.

5. The city of Venice is Europe’s largest urban car-free area.

6. Most of the wood pilings that the foundations of the city of Venice’s buildings sit on came from Russia.

7. Venice is home to more than 400 bridges.

Venice will continue to be a top destination in both Europe and Italy. With the opportunity to see so many things you will never see any where else in the world, why would you want to visit Venice too?

Vancouver Island is a large and beautiful island that is part of the country of Canada. It is part of the province of British Columbia and is located just off the west coast and sits on the Pacific Ocean. But, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Vancouver Island.

1. The Oregon Treaty of 1846 gives all land on North America above the 49th parallel to Canada, and below the 49th parallel to the United States. Vancouver Island is the only part of Canada that extends below the 49th parallel that remains part of Canada.

2. The largest of the two glaciers on the island is the Comox Glacier

3. For 17 years, from 1849 to 1866, Vancouver Island was its own colony before finally being added to the colony of British Columbia.

4. The mildest temperatures in all of Canada are found on Vancouver Island.

5. Though colonized extensively by the British, Vancouver Island was home to the only Spanish settlement ever within the current boundaries of Canada. This settlement was Fort San Miguel near Yorquot.

6. Vancouver Island is accessible from the United State by ferry from four different port cities: Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes, and Port Angeles.

7. Due to floatplane and helicopter activity, the harbor in the city of Victoria is officially Vancouver Island’s second busiest airport.

Vancouver Island will remain one of the best destinations in the Pacific Northwest area; it is filled with history, natural beauty and tons of recreational opportunities.

Dubai has burst onto the scene in recent years as a hot spot for both vacation and business travelers. With a massive amount of promotion and development lately, it has been in the news constantly. But, here are 7 Things You Don’t Know About: Dubai.

1. The sandy desert that exists in much of Dubai is made up of finely crushed coral and sea shells.
2. Electricity and telephone service were not brought to Dubai until the 1950s.
3. Though located in the Middle East, oil and other fuel industries make up less than 10% of Dubai’s yearly economy.
4. The Burj Al Arab, located in Dubai, is the world’s tallest free standing hotel.
5. The largest nationality represented in the permanent residents of Dubai is Indian. Over 1/3 of the people living in Dubai trace their nationality to India.
6. The Palm Islands project in Dubai is the largest land reclamation project in the world. Massive islands are being made in the shape of a palm tree that will one day be filled with businesses, resorts, condominiums, and other structures.
7. Between 1968 and 1975, the population of Dubai went from roughly 58,000 people to over 183,000 people.

A visit to Dubai is unforgettable, with the way the area is growing and expanding, it will be near the top of the list of desired destinations for years to come.