THE TOP 16 SURPRISING FACTS FOUND IN "THE DA VINCI CODE"
16 The number of stars in a Norman Rockwell painting represents the number of times he got to bang the housewife.
15 Painted as a coded rebuke of Catholicism, each poker-playing dog represents a different pope.
14 Nostradamus embellished his original prediction, which stated merely: "HAZY IS THE REPLY, LATER THOU MUST TRY."
13 In the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" painting of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and James Dean in a diner, Jimi Hendrix was in the men's room taking a leak.
12 As part of a Satanic pact, Ben Stiller and Ben Affleck are assigned to signal the arrival of Armageddon when the combined number of their box office flops reaches 666.
11 Reading every seventh word from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" provides a recipe for a killer five-alarm chili.
10 A cheap Rolex knock-off purchased on the streets of Manhattan inspired Dali to paint "Persistence of Memory."
9 "The Last Supper" shows the disciples prefer the blood of Christ over Coke in a blind taste test.
8 The physical motions of the macarena, viewed in a mirror, represent the American Sign Language translation of "The Godfather."
7 Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" was conceived under the working title "Hey Adam, Come Over Here and Pull Your Creator's Finger!"
6 Monet changed his name to Manet in an attempt to elude creditors.
5 The background of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is obviously Neverland Ranch.
4 Jesus' middle name was Herman.
3 Duchamp's original idea for "Nude Descending a Staircase" was squelched by his beloved model when she refused to slide down the handrail wearing only a cowboy hat, boots and spurs.
2 In Mondrian's abstract "Composition No. 10," the red square is totally faking it.
1 A race of people with both eyes on the same side of their noses controlled Spain throughout much of the 20th century.
