Non-Trivia: M*A*S*H

How well do you know the TV show MASH? Well, we’d be willing to bet a large bucket of salamanders that you’re unaware of these little-known bits of trivia.

• MASH was originally supposed to be set during the Civil War, but Alan Alda had an irrational fear of southern accents.
• It’s well-known that the show was filmed in southern California, but what was never publicized was that the land they filmed on was owned by a communist hermit who occasionally wandered onto the set yelling, “Hamburgers suck! Borscht rules!”
• The actor who played Walter “Radar” O’Reilly got frequent headaches from ironically being able to actually pick up radar signals in his head.
• During the first season, many of the actors had nervous breakdowns, because as a prank, the script writers told them all that MASH stood for Mystery Assassins Slaying Hospitals. So they all feared that their characters could be killed off at any second, and they’d be out of work.
• Harry Morgan (Colonel Sherman Potter) was allergic to popsicle sticks.
• For fear of frightening children, the origin of Kool-Aid has been covered up. It was invented after the studio refused to let the actors use real blood in scenes.
• Klinger was supposed to be a woman, but no actress could play the part as well as Jamie Farr (who was only allowed to audition for the part because they assumed “Jamie” would be an actress). But since Klinger’s wardrobe was already made, Jamie was forced to make do.
• Loretta Swit (Margaret "Hotlips" Houlihan)—who was known to have a jealous temper—was the only female main character on the show because most other actresses would get “accidently” killed on set. The mystery was never solved.

Now, when you go and impress your friends with these amazing non-facts, remember that you heard them here first.

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By Reputation@Stake at TheStupidBet.com