Facts of the Week 8-22-11
~ A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven. ~ Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined. ~ Astronauts get taller when they are in space.…
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~ A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven. ~ Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined. ~ Astronauts get taller when they are in space.…
~ Washington, D.C. is 68 square miles in area. ~ Greater Washington has the largest percent of adults with advanced degrees (21 percent) in the U.S., more than twice the…
AboutOregon… ~ The population of Oregon is 3.4 million, with 1.5 million living in the Portland area. ~Oregonhas no sales tax. ~ There are more than 6,000 lakes and 112,000…
~ Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a “Friday the 13th.” ~ Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. ~ On average a hedgehog’s…
~ The term rule of thumb comes from the old English law that men couldn’t beat their wives with anything wider than their thumb. ~ A monkey’s skull wrapped in…
~1929 – Collaborates with Louis Buñuel on short film “Un Chien Andalou”. Meets future wife – Gala – a Russian immigrant, 11 years his senior. Officially joins the Surrealist Group…
~ The longest a chicken can fly for is 13 seconds. ~ More than 2,500 left-handed people are killed each year due to using products made for right handed people.…
~ Armadillos can be housebroken. ~ The number of recorded CDs and blank CDs sold are about equal. ~ A grand piano can be played faster than an upright (spinet)…
The pilgrims refused to eat lobsters because they thought they were giant insects. Fingernails grow about four times faster than toenails. Around two-thirds of the men’s clothing sold in America…
~ The dot over the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle. ~ Duddley DoRight’s Horses name was “Horse.” ~ Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain was born on a day in…