~ The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
~ The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
~ In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It’s where we get the phrase “mind your P’s and Q’s”
~ One legend claims stealing someone’s shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire.
~ The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.
~ Chewing gum is outlawed in Singapore because it is a means of “tainting an environment free of dirt.”
~ Pearls melt in vinegar.
~ It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
~ There are 1,792 steps in the Eiffel Tower
~ South Dakota is the only U.S state which shares no letters with the name of it’s capital
~ In Disney’s Fantasia, the Sorcerer’s name is “Yensid” (Disney backwards.)
~ Pamela Anderson Lee is Canada’s Centennial Baby, being the first baby born on the centennial anniversary of Canada’s independence.
~ 100% of lottery winners do gain weight
~ Contrary to popular belief, there are almost no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years.
~ Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
~ You spend 7 years of your life in the bathroom.
~ A family of 26 could go to the movies in Mexico city for the price of one in Tokyo.
~ 10,000 Dutch cows pass through the Amsterdam airport each year.
~ The A&W of root beer fame stands for Allen and Wright.
~ A baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat.
~ Wilma Flintstone’s maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble’s Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
~ In Oregon, it’s illegal to strap children to the fender or roof of an automobile
~ In Colorado, a gallon of ice cream must weigh at least 4.5 pounds
~ Salt Lake City, Utah has a law against carrying an unwrapped ukulele on the street.
~ It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.
~ During the Civil War, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other physical ailments. He reportedly sent the following message via wire to the War Department: “I will not move my army without onions.” Within a day, the U.S. government sent three trainloads of onions to the front.
~ James Bond’s car had three different license plates in Goldfinger
~ Most American car horns honk in the key of F.
~ Canada makes up 6.67 percent of the Earth’s land area
Happy Sunday Everybody!!
**I don’t guarantee the validity of any of the facts above**
1 COMMENT
BusyMom
14 years agoWhat fun!