Showing posts with label Trivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trivia. Show all posts
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Friday, September 7, 2012
Friday, April 8, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Useless Facts
If you played all of the Beatles' singles and albums that came out between 1962 and 1970 back to back, it would only last for 10 hours and 33 minutes.
The Apollo 11 only had 20 seconds of fuel when it landed.
13 people are killed each year by vending machine's falling on them.
Odds of being killed in a car crash - 1 in 5,000.
Odds of being killed in a tornado - 1 in 2 million.
Odds of being killed by falling out of bed - 1 in 2 million.
Odds of being killed in a plane crash -1 in 25 million.
The Earth experiences 50,000 earthquakes each year.
If we had the same mortality rate now as in 1900, more than half the people in the world today would not be alive.
The Apollo 11 only had 20 seconds of fuel when it landed.
13 people are killed each year by vending machine's falling on them.
Odds of being killed in a car crash - 1 in 5,000.
Odds of being killed in a tornado - 1 in 2 million.
Odds of being killed by falling out of bed - 1 in 2 million.
Odds of being killed in a plane crash -1 in 25 million.
The Earth experiences 50,000 earthquakes each year.
If we had the same mortality rate now as in 1900, more than half the people in the world today would not be alive.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Fun Facts
Things You Probably Already Know, But Have Forgotten
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle."
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
6. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
7. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
8. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
9. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
10. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
11. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
12. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
13. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
14. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
15. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
16. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
17. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
18. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
19. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
20. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
21. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
22. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
23. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
24. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
25. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign of a truely civilized society.)
26. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
27. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
28. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
29. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
30. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle."
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
6. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
7. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
8. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
9. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
10. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
11. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
12. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
13. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
14. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
15. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
16. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
17. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
18. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
19. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
20. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
21. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
22. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
23. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
24. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
25. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign of a truely civilized society.)
26. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
27. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
28. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
29. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
30. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Well, what do you know?
A recent study conducted by Harvard University found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study by the American Medical Association found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
This means Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
Another study by the American Medical Association found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
This means Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon.
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