Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Some curious facts

The first published novel "Tom Sawyer"
 - The first novel ever written on a typewriter: “Tom Sawyer.”
 - Coca-Cola was originally green.
 - Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
 - The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
 - Men can read smaller print than women; but women can hear better.
 - The city with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong.
 - State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
 - Percentage of Africa that is wilderness:  28%
 - Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
 - Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
 - Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:  61,000.
 - Each king in a deck of playing card represents a great king from history.
               Spades - King David,
               Clubs    - Alexander the Great,
               Hearts   - Charlemagne,
               Diamonds - Julius Caesar.


 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
 - The only food that doesn’t spoil is honey.
 

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 trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.

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