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    Re: Useless trivia

    Originally posted by jodaar

    The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means to exercise naked
    In Swedish, gymnasium = high school.... (don't even think about going there!!! )

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    Here's a bunch...

    Here's a bunch of useless facts for you. I might post some more later.


    Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in his 1950 book "If I Ran the Zoo"

    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's
    supply of footballs.

    already married.


    The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

    Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

    Budweiser, in that order.



    The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

    Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of

    Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.


    In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's
    nuclear weapons combined.

    Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

    Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 5 pitches.

    Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years. Average age of the
    Rolling Stones: 50.6.

    Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.

    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

    Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

    According to one study, 24% of lawns have some sort of lawn ornament in their yard.

    Internationally, Baywatch is the most popular TV show in history.


    Coca-cola was originally green.


    Smartest dogs: 1)Border Collie; 2)Poodle; 3)Golden Retriever
    Dumbest dog: Afghan

    Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

    First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer".



    Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where he/she grew up: 1 in 2

    Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each
    salad served in first class: $440,000

    City with the most Rolls Royces per capita: Hong Kong

    US State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

    Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4

    Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28

    Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38



    Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43

    City with the highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Wash., DC.

    they had it to do all over again: 80

    Percentage of men who say they are happier after their divorce or
    separation: 58
    Percentage of women who say they are happier: 85

    Number of different familial relationships for which Hallmark makes


    Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70

    Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3

    Portion of potatoes sold that are French-fried: 1/3

    Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonalds each day: 7

    Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90
    Percentage of mammal species that are: 3

    Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools
    are above national average: 50

    Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5



    Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanan

    Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt

    Only president to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy, for "Profiles in

    Only president awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying
    vessels over shoals

    Only food that does not spoil: honey

    Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird

    Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica

    Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: Pig

    Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.


    In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.

    Polar bears are left-handed.

    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

    Eskimos never gamble.

    The youngest pope was 11 years old.

    Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.

    Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.

    Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.

    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.

    Hot water is heavier than cold.

    The parachute was invented by da Vinci in 1515.

    They have square watermelons in Japan...they stack better.


    Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation

    Armadillos can be housebroken.


    The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston,



    David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie.

    Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

    In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.


    Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

    segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and

    of diesel that it burns.


    Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.

    Cat's urine glows under a black light.

    Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

    The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

    Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

    gallon to clean the pot.


    Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child
    reaches 2-6 years of age.

    The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in

    Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously






    Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son.




    The name Wendy was made up by James Barrie for the book "Peter Pan"

  3. #103
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    Originally posted by lobeck
    The Chow is the only breed of dog whose tongue isn't pink.
    sher pei's also have black tongues

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