Did You Knol Tidbits . . .

Some Monday morning tidbits . . .

-- Celebrity Sells!! Hollywood celebrities, musicians and sports stars are in our lives everywhere. No wonder!! They showed up in nearly 14 percent of ads last year, according to Millward Brown, a marketing research agency. That number has more than doubled in the past decade.

-- Twin Baby Joy for Hollywood's Golden Couple . . . Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the proud parents of new-born twins, a boy named Knox Leon and a girl called Vivienne Marcheline. Jolie, 33, gave birth to the twins on Saturday evening during a half-hour caesarean operation at a maternity clinic in Nice on the French Riviera. The twins arrived a little earlier than scheduled . . . Knox Leon weighed 2.27 kg and Vivienne Marcheline 2.28 kg. All are doing very well.

-- Wanting Status . . . According to a Northwestern University study, individuals who were asked to recall times when someone had power over them were more willing to pay higher prices for status symbol items like silk ties and fur coats.

-- A 'Super Egg' ?? Over the weekend, Cuban Solvision TV reported that a hen, belonging to Demmy Rojas, in the country's eastern city of Guantanamo has laid a 'super egg' that is heavier than the previous Guinness world-record hold in Spain. The egg weighs 171 grams, making it slightly heavier than the one laid in Spain's Canary Islands. The hen, whose identity is being kept secret, is said to be a mix of several breeds.


~ Source: various news services