Trivia

[bogie]

Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand and write with the other—at the same time.

 

[undergradNITZ]

Around 25,000 Iraqi men called Saddam Hussein have changed their names since the dictator's fall

 

[bogie]

Scotland exports sand to Saudi Arabia.

 

[undergradNITZ]

15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second

 

[bogie]

Butter was the first food product allowed by law to have artificial coloring. (It's actually white.)

 

[undergradNITZ]

A flea is capable of jumping 13 inches in a single leap. In human terms, this would be equivalent to a person leaping 700 feet in one bound

 

[bogie]

Trivia was a Roman goddess to whom sacrifices were offered at crossroads. Because travelers often engaged in idle gossip at crossroads, Trivia's name (referring to three roads coming together) came to be associated with the sort of information exchanged in such places.

 

[undergradNITZ]

The stunt glass, or breakaway glass, of old Hollywood films was made of sugar, water, and light corn syrup. It was basically a huge, unflavored, colorless lollipop. Today it's made of weak plastics.

 

[bogie]

Canola oil is actually called rapeseed oil, but the name was changed for marketing reasons.

 

[Diamond Sun]

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

(I didn't know this until today, but I will be moving around the stuff on my bathroom counter...)

 

[Andem]

Welcome back, Diamond Sun!

Here's a good one: No war has ever been fought where both sides had McDonalds.

 

[Andem]

Here's another McDonald's one: MONTPELIER, VERMONT IS THE ONLY U.S STATE CAPITAL WITHOUT A MCDONALDS

 

[bogie]

Well, Diamond Sun, here is some more "potty" trivia ...

About 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets every year.

 

[undergradNITZ]

Here's a good one: No war has ever been fought where both sides had McDonalds.

i already did that one anyways...

If you streatch your arms out and someone measures from both tips of your middle fingers, the distance is the same as your hight...it might be off by about a cm or so...

 

[bogie]

Until the 1960s, men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland.

 

[undergradNITZ]

In texas, if you kill someone and there are 3 or more witnesses...you dont go and wait on death row...you go straight to the front of the line...

 

[Soda]

In Alberta, it's still in the law books that if you spend a night in jail, you are entitled to a sidearm and a horse when released the next morning... Haven't tried yet... Might not look good on a resume. :lol:

 

[bogie]

The Earth experiences 50,000 earthquakes a year.

 

[bogie]

The Romans would crush a first time rapist's gonads between two stones.


Boy, that sure would cut down on repeat offenders!

 

[undergradNITZ]

The electric chair was invented by a dentist