Facts of the Week 8-1-11
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…
Covering the San Fernando Valley & the Greater Los Angeles area.
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…
~ 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…
~ The modern version of Mother’s Day in the United States, was first observed in 1907. ~ 55 percent of 15- to 44-year-olds are mothers. ~ 4.3 million women have…
A Siberian Red Crane bird is the world’s oldest known bird. The bird died in 1988 and lived to be 82 years old. A hawk’s vision is so good that…