The 3 most valuable brand names on
earth: MARLBORO, COCA-COLA, BUDWEISER, in that order.
The airplane Buddy Holly died in
was the "American Pie."
The ashes of an average cremated
person weighs 9 lbs.
The average lead pencil will draw a
line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
The average person blinks 313
million times in a lifetime.
The average person falls asleep in
seven minutes.
The average person laughs 10 times a
day!
The ball on top of a flagpole is
called the truck.
The bigger the navel, the sweeter
the orange.
The characters Bert and Ernie on
Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank
Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
The cigarette lighter was invented
before the match.
The combination "ough"
can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them
all: "A rough-coated, dough- faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through
the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and
hiccoughed."
The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth
II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The dial tone of a normal phone is
in the key of F.
The dot over the lower case
"i" is called a Tittle.
The dragonfly has a life span of 24
hours.
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 or other emergencies.
The electric chair was invented by
a dentist
So interesting!!
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