Trivia ~ Trev
DID YOU KNOW:
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; 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. (Hence
redheads)
11. The world's youngest
parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in1910.
12. The youngest pope
was 11 years old.
13. The first novel
ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
14. That 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 Game.
22. 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 bad,
so common folks
would put flowers on their bodies somewhere (inconspicuously)
so that they
would cover the smell of the sores ("...a pocket full of
posies) and
would be burned so as to reduce the possible spread of the disease
("...ashes, ashes, we all fall down!")
23. What occurs more
often in December than any other month? Conception.
24. What separates
"60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show?
No theme song. (tick, tick, tick...)
25. Half of all Americans
live within 50 miles of what? Their birth place.
26. Most boat owners
name their boats.
What is the most popular boatname requested? Obsession
27. If you were to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter "A"? One thousand
28. What do bullet
proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
printers all have in common? All invented by women. (crcular
saw also)
29. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil? Honey
30. There are more
collect calls on this day than any other day of theyear?
Father's Day
31. What trivia fact
about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most
ironic?
He was allergic to carrots.
32. What is an activity
performed by 40% of all people at a party?>
Snoop in your medicine cabinet.