Trivia After Dark

FUN FACT

The Roman god Cupid is often portrayed as the love-child son of the goddess of love Venus and the god of war Mars. His Greek counterpart is Eros.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton gained unwanted media attention due to his encounters with twenty-two-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The scandal led to forty-nine-year-old Clinton being impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, though he was later acquitted by the Senate and completed his two terms in office. 

Daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, actress Dakota Johnson stars as college graduate Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film series. The films, the first of which was released in 2015, are based on the bestselling novels by E.L. James, and chronicle Ana's relationship with the wealthy and enigmatic Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan. 

Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to President John F. Kennedy at a Democratic Party fundraiser and early birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden in May 1962. Wearing a dazzling, form-fitting dress that was said to have been covered in rhinestones, Monroe's performance became one of her most famous public appearances.

The phrase "We were on a break!" was uttered by David Schwimmer's character Ross Geller on the hit TV sitcom "Friends." The episode-long argument between Ross and his girlfriend Rachel (portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) became a running gag throughout the series, symbolizing misunderstandings in romantic relationships.