Me, Myself & Irene is definitely one of Jim Carrey’s better movies, though not exactly his best in my opinion. I’d say about 25 years ago was when he started to decline in popularity and wasn’t as big of a star as he once was. Jim Carrey plays Charlie Baileygates, a police officer in the…
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Fun Fact: When Rhode Island Rotated Its Captial City
Since the early days of Rhode Island, the state’s capital would rotate between several cities. It eventually dropped to just Providence and Newport. Then in 1900 Newport was no longer co-capital of Rhode Island.
Fun Fact: How Rhode Island Got Its Name
While the state of Rhode Island is mostly mainland, its naming is unclear. Most give credit to explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano who called one of it’s actual islands “Rhode Island” after it reminded him of the Greek island of Rhodes.
Fun Fact: How Providence Rhode Island Got Its Name
The capital of Rhode Island, Providence was named by theologian Roger Williams for “God’s Divine Providence” in 1636. Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his political and religious views and was thankful to find his “providence” in what is now Rhode Island. Unlike the Puritans from Massachusetts, he was one of the…