Mindless trivia
Interesting but mindless trivia ...
Did you know that.....?
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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.
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the
Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber
machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the
fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9
yards."
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five
must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in
times of war and other emergencies.
Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in
Colorado.
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You
also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make
change for a dollar.
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and
Budweiser, in that order.
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of
their hands.
Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of
vodka.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
