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unusual facts about Orville


Albert d'Orville

He joined the Society of Jesus in 1646, and while studying theology at the Catholic University of Leuven he attended the 'Chinese lectures' given by Martino Martini an Italian Jesuit missionary, then visiting the University of Leuven.


4822 Karge

Named in honor of Orville B. Karge (1919–1990), instructor of physics at San Dieguito High School and Torrey Pines High School, near San Diego, California.

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

The film follows the misadventures of Lester and Orville who accidentally find themselves on a rocketship bound for Mars, which accidentally lands at the New Orleans Mardi Gras.

While on board, Orville hits the ignition button and the rocket launches, and flies across the country to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress.

Adam and Joe

They directed pop promos for Frank Black and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, as well as appearing in two Surf washing powder commercials, in which they comically set upon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Keith Harris and Orville.

Bud Fitch

Orville B. "Bud" Fitch, II is a former Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. State of New Hampshire, and became the Acting Attorney General for New Hampshire, when Kelly Ayotte resigned on July 16, 2009.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Hawthorn Hill, the 1914-1948 residence of Orville Wright, located just south of Dayton in Oakwood, Ohio.

Flyer II

Wright Flyer II, the second powered aircraft built by Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1904

Fred C. Kelly

In addition to his journalistic work, he was the official biographer of the Wright brothers, and worked to bring the original 1903 Wright Flyer home to the U.S. from the Science Museum in London, to which Orville Wright lent it during his long feud with the Smithsonian Institution over credit for the first flight.

Golda Meir School

On October 3, 1969 Golda Meir revisited the school, accompanied by National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and local Aldermen Vel Phillips and Orville Pitts.

Howard Thomas Orville

He was born in Saratoga, Wyoming, the son of William Orville and Lucy Dale (Wiant).

Orville Clark

Orville Clark (June 29, 1801 Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont – March 19, 1862 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Orville Redenbacher's

Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn is a brand of popcorn made originally by Chester Inc. which was owned by Charles F. Bowman and Orville Redenbacher (who starred in nearly all the commercials the most exceptional being its Reden-Budders products up to his death in 1995).

Orville W. Hagen

Orville "Ike" W. Hagen (September 26, 1915 – June 24, 2007) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under William Guy, and as the state's first North Dakota Commissioner of Labor from 1966 to 1986 when he lost his bid for re-election to Byron Knutson.

Sorority House Massacre II

Meanwhile, Lt. Mike Block (Jürgen Baum) and Sgt. Phyliss Shawlee (Toni Naples) set out in the storm to get to the Hokstedter house after they receive a disturbance call from the house, and also suspect Orville had something to do with the murders, although Mike was unable to pin anything on him at the time.

As it turns to night, a storm rolls in and the girls are crept out by they neighbor Orville Ketchum (Peter Spellos) who recalls the night of the murders, and how Hokstedter was defeated.

Stephanie Venn Petersen

Stephanie Venn Petersen was born in Duluth, Minnesota to Orville Seward Petersen, an insurance salesman, small business owner and former chair of the Proctor School Board and Ruth Alma (Borg) Petersen, an administrative assistant for the 148th Fighter Wing, a unit of the Minnesota National Guard in Duluth, Minnesota.

Temple Lea Houston

The film was written by Orville H. Hampton and directed by Edward L. Cahn.

The Great American Broadcast

The Ink Spots as themselves: Bill Kenny, Deek Watson, Charlie Fuqua, and Orville "Hoppy" Jones

Wright Glider

In 1911 Orville Wright returned to the Kill Devil Hills with a new glider, accompanied by his English friend Alec Ogilvie.

Wright Model E

On 31 December 1913, Orville Wright demonstrated a Model E with a "automatic stabilizer" flying seven circuits around Huffman Prairie field with his hands above his head.


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