Interesting facts so you can impress your friends with your vast knowledge of the obscure...
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is
"screeched."
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the
Parliament Building is an American flag.
All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,
silver
or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial
on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in
"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
The longest place-name still in use is
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina
delos Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its
size, "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed
on a watch is 10:10.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at
home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after
Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A
Wonderful Life"
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper
left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider
hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul
Reiser, himself.
The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth
from
1.8 miles away. (pretty good trick)
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the
creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and
O-Z, hence "Oz."
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar
tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the
left hand.
To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a
statement made by swearing on their testicles.
the tuna fish never stops swimming
the cow population of Vermont is greater than that of its people
the world's longest mustache is more than 8 feet long
the electric chair was invented by a dentist
the placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all 4 feet at all times
ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone
a cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off
human thigh bones are stronger than concrete
over 1000 birds a year die from smashing into windows
Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of the dark
dolphins sleep with one eye open
more people use blue toothbrushes than red
a sneeze can travel at over 100 mph
owls are the only birds that can see the color blue
Menna Pause is the name of a real person from Indianapolis, Indiana
fortune cookies were invented in America
bats always turn left when exiting a cave
a blind chameleon can still change colors to match its environment
all polar bears are left-handed
armadillos can be housebroken
