The first couple to be shown in bed
together on prime time
television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk
to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is
wilderness: 28%
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne
over the US any
given hour: 61,000.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9
and lived in
China in 1910.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
That San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
Each king in a deck of playing cards
represents a great
king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a
horse has both
front legs in the air, the person died in battle;
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died
as a result of wounds received in battle;
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person
died of natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on
July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on
August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots
in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the
.50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet,
before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots
fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
Hershey's Kisses are called that because
the machine that makes
them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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.
The name Jeep came from the abbreviation
used in the army
for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six
inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium
has ever won a Superbowl.
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional
sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before
and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
How about this.... The nursery rhyme
"Ring Around the
Rosey" is a rhyme about the plague. Infected people with the plague
would get red circular sores ("Ring around the rosey..."), these
sores would smell very badly so common folks would put flowers on
their bodies somewhere (inconspicuously), so that it would cover the
smell of the sores ("...a pocket full of posies..."). People who died
from the plague would be burned so as to reduce the possible spread of the
disease
("...ashes, ashes, we all fall down!")
Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show?
A. No theme song.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.
Q. Most boat owners name their boats.
What is the most popular
boat name requested?
A. Obsession
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you
have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bullet proof vests, fire
escapes, windshield wipers,
and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. There are more collect calls on this
day than any other
day of the year?
A. Father's Day
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny)
is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q. What is an activity performed by 40%
of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
