Assorted Trivia
I have no clue whether these
are true or not. Let me know what you think.
HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT
KNOWING THESE THINGS?
1. The first couple to be
shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
2. Coca-Cola was originally
green.
3. Every day more money is
printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
4. Men can read smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.
5. The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
6. The percentage of Africa
that is wilderness: 28%
7. The percentage of North
America that is wilderness: 38%
8. The cost of raising a
medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
9. The average number of
people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000
10. Intelligent people have
more zinc and copper in their hair.
11.The world's youngest
parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
12.The youngest pope was 11
years old.
13.The first novel ever
written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
14.Those San Francisco Cable
cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
15.Each king in a deck of
playing cards represents a great king from
history.
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander
the Great
Diamonds - Julius
Caesar
16. 111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. "I am." is the
shortest complete sentence in the English language.
20. Hershey's Kisses are
called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the
conveyor belt.
21. 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 Games.
22. The nursery rhyme
"Ring around the Rosy" 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 bad, so common
folks would put flower on their bodies somewhere
inconspicuously) so that they 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 bulletproof
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.