Who Knew?

Burt and Ernie are believed to be named after Burt the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in It's a Wonderful Life.

There you go!  Trivia you can actually use!  (Well, no.  But then it wouldn't be Trivia, would it?)

The above tidbit is quoted from the book Who Knew? Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well by David Hoffman, page 157