tripinchick Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW THAT......1. Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.2. Pearls melt in vinegar.3. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.4. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.5. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.6. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.7. Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.8. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes fromthe sale of vodka9. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," uses every letter in the alphabet.10. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.11. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.12. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.13. The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne; and Diamonds - JuliusCaesar.15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,32116. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down- hence the expression "to get fired."17. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.18. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.19. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.20. 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-StarGame.21. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.22. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.23. If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.24. Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating. 25. Actor Tommy Lee Jones and vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.26. The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.27. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the13th." 28. The man, who plays Scottie on Star Trek, is missing the entire middle finger of his right hand.29. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.30. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.31. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. ------------------** Shake It Baby **~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Tchick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowchaser Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 I've got some to add to that list too. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmm.....) Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer thanleft-handed people do. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. Polar bears are left handed. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. Starfishes haven't got brains. ------------------ "Do you still dream...do you still dream like me...infectious corruptive dreams."shadowchaser076@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaxon Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Also, -The number of licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop: 238 (under certified conditions)-Dimples on a golf ball: lots -Mosquitos have 47 teeth-State motto of Alabama: 'Yes, we have electricity'-no one has ever died from smoking marajuana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Now that's what I call trivia!!------------------ <I'm a Fire-starter> --- When the Artful speaksHAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! "Takin' out the suckas, and they don't know how I did it!!!" [This message has been edited by artful (edited 09-19-2000).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artful Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Yeah.. I knew about Gore and Tommy Lee...Gotta get me one a those critters for my next crime... talk about a scapegoat!!------------------ <I'm a Fire-starter> --- When the Artful speaksHAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! "Takin' out the suckas, and they don't know how I did it!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Wow... That is SO interesting. I didn't know any of that!Keep it up! It took me 10 minutes to read it so I'll understand it good... wow.. it's good I came early to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKILINA007 Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 -State motto of Alabama: 'Yes, we have electricity'HEY! I was born in Alabama!! lolit's not as bad as people think... much nicer then this shit hole of a city i live in now. Originally posted by klaxon:Also, -The number of licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop: 238 (under certified conditions)-Dimples on a golf ball: lots -Mosquitos have 47 teeth-State motto of Alabama: 'Yes, we have electricity'-no one has ever died from smoking marajuana[/quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie_pep Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Cool Facts!!!I got a couple weird facts, that i'm sure most people didn't know about-Coca Cola was originally green.-Men can read smaller print than women, womencan hear better than men.-The city with the most Roll Royces percapita: Hong Kong-Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%-Percentage of North America that iswilderness: 38%-Barbie's measurements if she were life size:39-23-33-The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.-The youngest Pope was 11 years old.-First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer-The San Francisco Cable cars are the onlymobile National Monuments.-The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which statedthat you couldn't beat your wife withanything wider than your thumb.-No NFL team which plays its home games in adomed stadium has ever won aSuperBowl.1.What occurs more often in December thanany other month?2.What separates "60 Minutes" on CBS fromevery other TV show?3.Half of all Americans live within 50 milesof what?4.If you were to spell out consecutivenumbers, how far would youhave to go until you would find theletter "a"?5.What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes,windshield wipers, andlaser printers all have in common?6.What is the only food that doesn't spoil?7.There are more collect calls made on thisday than any other.1.Conception 2.No theme song3.Their birthplace 4.One thousand5.All invented by women 6.Honey7.Fathers Day ------------------ Put some pep in your step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie_pep Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 I love useless trivia ...So here's some more ...Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamiteThe average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.There are more chickens than people in the world.2/3 of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched".On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliamentbuilding is an American flag?No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver orpurple."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 theback of the $5.00 bill.Almonds are a member 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 4 words in the English language which end in "dous":tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.The characters Bert & Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert thecop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at work!)The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube anda chocolate bar melted in his pocket.Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. (Presbyterian)The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves todeath.A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in planecrashes.Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."Marilyn Monroe had 6 toes on one foot.If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.Women blink nearly twice as much as men.Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handedpeople do.The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which theystart.TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters ononly one row of the keyboard.The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left toright or right to left.The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (Does that one reallysurprise any of us?)And, last, and definitely most important: The average chocolate bar has8 insects' legs in it.------------------ Put some pep in your step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdante Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 ouch! my head is filling with trivial information...BTW the Jeep being named after "General Purpose vehicle" is inaccurate. see "the straight dope" by cecil adams for a detailed discussion: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000310.html ------------------i love music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampienyc10 Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 If you guys like stuff like this, go to this cool site... www.uselessknowledge.com ------------------vampienyc10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirdante Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 Originally posted by frankie_pep:Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."lol.wouldst thou have a bump?------------------i love music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchris Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 I'm getting fired now!!!! Keep'em coming.------------------It's all in the music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueangel Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 OKAY! Here's my lil' contribution!!1. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.2. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.3. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.4. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.5. American car horns beep in the tone of F.6. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.7. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.8. 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.9. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.10. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache11. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.12. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.13. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.14. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.15. The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.16. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.17. The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.18. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.19. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.20. Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor. (Her doctor was a Jew!)21. Marilyn Monroe had six toes.22. All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.23. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.24. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jellyBlueAngel------------------"Do you believe in love at first sight or do I need to walk by again?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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