I don't think so, it is very easy to google relevant info like:
"Good morning, did you know..." "That giraffes had short necks in prehistoric ages?" "That's cuz they used to eat grass from the floor, not the trees..." "Such is nature"
If the place were a bit more active it might be cool to have like hilights from the forums in the new fader; heck, it would be cool if fab's updates to the main site were somehow included in the news fader too! I didn't even know those were happening 'til someone pointed 'em out to me over AIM. ;
Yes, there really is. It's fizzier than Cherry Coke, but then again, most pepsi products are fizzier. I like Cherry Coke and Cherry Pepsi about the same.
And if I were to randomly post educational trivia on the news fader every so often, most of it would probably have to do with musical theatre. Anything to make my other fandom relevant! Either that, or I'm just biased.