Trivia Tuesdays: Averages

A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.
An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
An average pig squeals at a range from 100 to 115 decibels.
An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows.
Average calories burned daily by the sled dogs running in Alaska's annual Iditarod race: 10,000.
Average length of a coat hanger when straightened: 44 inches.
Average number of eggs laid by the female American Oyster per year: 500 million. Usually only one oyster out of the bunch reaches maturity.
Average number of hummingbirds required to create the weight of 1 ounce: 18.
Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk : 345.
Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal.
During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size.
Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.
Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour - about 1.5 pounds a year. By 70 years of age, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin.
If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.
In 1900 the average age at death in the US was 47.
It takes a lobster approximately 7 years to grow to be one pound.
On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000.
On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day.
On average, 42,000 balls are used and 650 matches are played at the annual Wimbledon tennis tournament.
On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female.
On average, pigs live for about 15 years.
On average, right-handed people live 9 years longer than their left-handed counterparts.
Pregnancy in humans lasts on average about 270 days (from conception to birth).
Smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers.
The ashes of the average cremated person weigh 9 pounds.
The average adult guinea pig weighs 2 pounds.
The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
The average adult raccoon weighs 21 pounds.
The average American spends 120 hours a month watching television, the equivalent of five complete days in front of the TV.
The average American will eat 35,000 cookies in a lifetime.
The average American woman spends 55 minutes per day getting showered, dressed, and groomed.
The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
The average capacity of a pelican's pouch is 12 quarts.
The average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids.
The average chicken lays about 260 eggs a year.
The average cod deposits between 4 and 6 million eggs at a single spawning.
The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk each day.
The average cup of coffee contains more than 1000 different chemical components, none of which is tasted in isolation but only as part of the overall flavor.
The average duration of sexual intercourse for humans is 2 minutes.
The average elephant produces 50 pounds of dung each day.
The average fox weighs 14 pounds.
The average healthy porpoise lives 30 years.
The average home size in the United States is now 2,200 square feet, up from 1,400 square feet in 1970, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
The average human body contains enough:
iron to make a 3 inch nail,
sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog,
carbon to make 900 pencils,
potassium to fire a toy cannon,
fat to make 7 bars of soap,
phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads, and
water to fill a ten-gallon tank.
The average human head weighs about eight pounds.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
The average life expectancy of a beaver in captivity is five years.
The average life expectancy of a kangaroo in captivity is 7 years.
The average life expectancy of a leopard in captivity is 12 years.
The average life expectancy of a rhinoceros in captivity is 15 years.
The average life expectancy of geese, barring all accidents, is 25 years.
The average life span of a mosquito is two weeks.
The average life span of a moose is 15 to 25 years.
The average life span of the hedgehog is 10 years.
The average litter of Mexican wolves is between four and seven pups.
The average llama weighs 375 pounds.
The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall.
The average person drinks about 16, 000 gallons of water in a lifetime.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.
The average person laughs about 15 times a day.
The average person loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
The average person produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
The average person releases nearly a pint of intestinal gas by flatulence every day. Most is due to swallowed air. The rest is from fermentation of undigested food.
The average person's scalp has 100,000 hairs.
The average person uses the bathroom 6 times per day.
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
The average person's hair will grow approximately 590 inches in a lifetime.
The average porcupine has more than 30,000 quills.
The average porpoise weighs 103 pounds.
The average snail moves at a rate of approximately 0.000362005 miles per hour.
The average US male will spend 2,965 hours shaving during his lifetime.
The FDA allows an average of 30 or more insect fragments and one or more rodent hairs per 100 grams of peanut butter.
The linen bandages that were used to wrap Egyptian mummies averaged 1,000 yards in length.
The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm - 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.
The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.


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Trivia Tuesday: New Year's Edition

• According to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, more vehicles are stolen on New Year's Day than on any other holiday throughout the year.
• Why should you ring in the New Year with family and friends? It is thought that the first visitors you see after ringing in the New Year would bring you good or bad luck, depending on who you keep as friends and enemies. Keep your friends close and your enemies far, far away!
• The Time Square New Year's Eve Ball came about as a result of a ban on fireworks. The first ball, in 1907, was an illuminated 700-pound iron and wood ball adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs. Today, the round ball designed by Waterford Crystal, weighs 11,875-pounds, is 12 feet in diameter and is bedazzled with 2,668 Waterford crystals.
• Due to wartime restrictions , the New Year's Eve ball was not lowered in 1942 and 1943.
• Throughout the year, visitors to Times Square in New York City write their New Year's wishes on pieces of official Times Square New Year's Eve confetti. At the end of the year, the wishes are collected and added to the one ton of confetti that showers the crowd gathered in Times Square in celebration of the New Year.
• The top three destinations in the United States to ring in the New Year are Las Vegas, Disney World and New York City.
• Food plays a big role in New Year's traditions. Eating black-eyed peas, ham or cabbage are thought to bring prosperity. However, stay away from bad luck foods like lobsters, because they move backwards, and chicken, because they scratch in reverse. It is believed that eating these on New Year's day might cause a reversal of fortune.
• In Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico families stuff a life-size male doll called Mr. Old Year with memories of the outgoing year and dress him in old clothes from each family member. At midnight he is set on fire - thus burning away the bad memories of the year. 
• According to this survey , 40 to 45 percent of American adults make one or more resolutions each year. The top New Year's resolutions include weight loss, exercise, quitting smoking and better money management. By the second week of January, 25 percent of people have abandoned their resolutions.
• In Italy, people wear red underwear on New Year's Day as a symbol of good luck for the upcoming year. 

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Trivia Tuesday: Christmas Edition

• Q: How much does the average American family spend on Christmas gifts?
  A: The average American family spends about $800 on Christmas gifts every year.
• Q: How many Christmas trees are sold each year?
  A: Thirty-seven million fresh Christmas trees are sold each year.
• Q: What state first recognized Christmas as an official holiday?
  A: Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, starting in 1836.
• Q: How many candy canes are made each year?
  A: More than 1.76 billion candy canes are made annually for the Christmas season.
• Q: Why do Barnum's animal crackers have a string handle?
  A: Barnum's animal crackers in the circus-themed box were designed with a string handle so they could hang on a Christmas tree.
• Q: What are sugarplums?
  A: Sugarplums are actually chocolate candies with cream, fruit preserves, or other sweet fillings inside.
• Q: What is wassail?
  A: Wassail is a beverage dating back to the Middle Ages. The word is derived from the Old Norse ves heill, meaning "in good health." This evolved into visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.Traditional wassail contained ale, wine, or hard cider topped with beaten eggs or stale bread. Modern recipes for wassail use hot apple cider simmered with spices and sweetened with honey.
• Q: Why are candy canes bent?
  A: In 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, bent the ends to resemble a shepherd's staff and handed them out to children during church services to keep them quiet. In the early 1900s, candy canes acquired their famous stripes. The first candy canes were straight, white sticks of sugar candy used as Christmas tree decorations.
• Q: Why do people eat mincemeat pie on Christmas?
  A: Eating mincemeat pie on Christmas dates back to the 16th century. Traditionally, it was thought that eating a small pie on each of the 12 days of Christmas would bring good luck in the New Year. 

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Christmas Tree Trivia

Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without a Christmas tree twinkling in the night on Christmas Eve. Where did this Christmas tree tradition come from? What is our great nation’s national Christmas tree? Find out answers to these questions and more as you increase your Christmas tree trivia knowledge with the interesting facts below.
What is the Origin of the Christmas Tree?
The Christmas tree is thought to have originated in a play often performed in the Middle Ages during the Advent season. Based on the story of Adam and Eve, the play featured a Paradise Tree in the Garden of Eden that was decorated with apples to symbolize Eve's temptation. The tree used in the play was an evergreen tree, which symbolized fertility and a renewal of life.

It is believed that the Christmas tree dates back to the Middle Ages.

Later, in 16th century Germany, people would hang apples, gilded candies, colored paper, and roses from tree branches. Martin Luther, inspired by the beauty of stars shining through the branches of a fir tree, is credited with being the first person to add lighted candles to a tree.
Some believe that King George, a native of Germany, brought the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree to England. Others credit Queen Victoria with bringing the tradition to England from Germany where her husband, Prince Albert, was raised.
An etching of the British royal family gathered around a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle in 1848 prompted the spread of this favorite decoration throughout Victorian England. The custom was brought to the United States when German immigrants in Pennsylvania continued to decorate Christmas trees just as they had done in their homeland.
How do you care for Holiday Botanicals?
So much of Christmas decorating involves natural greenery and holiday flowers. Even if you don't have a green thumb, it is easy to incorporate these elements into your decor. All it takes to keep live and cut botanicals fresh during the holidays is tender, loving care.It is a myth that poinsettias are poisonous, but they do have a bitter taste.
To care for poinsettias, keep the soil moist, not wet. After the holidays, transfer the plant into a larger pot, trim the branches back once the bracts or leaves fade, and feed it every three weeks with fertilizer. As the weather warms to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, place the plant outdoors and continue trimming its branches. In October, expose the plant to 14 hours of darkness daily to force the leaves to color.
Holiday greenery such as holly, ivy, and evergreen branches will remain beautiful longer by adding a commercial floral preservative to the water. Spritz arrangements with water daily and monitor their temperature. The cooler the room, the longer the greenery stays fresh. Leaves dipped in household floor wax can last up to six weeks. This also works for decorative fruit such as grapes and pears. It gives them a shine and can keep them from spoiling for at least three weeks.
Christmas trees need water daily. Adding a commercial preservative to the water will extend the life of the tree. For a live tree, place the burlap-wrapped root-ball in a tub, and water it daily. After Christmas, dig a hole twice as large as the root-ball, carefully remove the burlap, then place the tree into the hole.
Ranging in color from red to yellow, kalanchoes and other succulent plants are excellent holiday bloomers. Though the plants can withstand relatively dry conditions, keep the soil moist. After the holidays, treat kalanchoes like poinsettias, trimming the branches and feeding regularly. In the fall, allow the plant to dry out between waterings and expose it to at least 12 hours of darkness to encourage flowering.
To force bulbs like paperwhites, narcissus, amaryllis, and irises, plant them in October with the pointed end up in a shallow container on a layer of pebbles. Fill with sandy potting soil or with more pebbles. Water at planting time and regularly when growth begins. Place the bulbs in warm sunlight, and fertilize just before and during blooming. When flowers begin to die, reduce watering until the leaves have withered. Plant the bulbs, or place them in a cool, dark, dry place until next year.
What is the History of the Wreath?

Wreaths have a long history, dating back to ancient Druids who believed that holly, a perennial evergreen with lush, red berries, was a magical plant. Wreaths were first created when holly and other evergreens were arranged in a circular shape, a shape with no beginning or end, and therefore, synonymous with eternity.

The circular shape of a wreath is synonymous with eternity.

This representation took on more meaning when Jesus Christ was crowned with a wreath of thorns. In the days of Julius Caesar, wreaths were worn by aristocrats and used by Greeks to crown victorious athletes in the original Olympic games. It is believed that hanging a wreath on a door became a custom when Olympic athletes began to hang their wreaths on their doors following a victory.
Although the word wreath evokes thoughts of Christmas, these lovely decorations can beautify doors and walls year-round. They can be embellished with a vast assortment of dried or artificial flowers to fit any holiday or season.
What are some of the most popular Holiday World Records?
Some people love the holidays so much that they set out to break world records with their holiday cheer. For example:
The largest Christmas stocking measures 35 feet 41/2 inches long and 16 feet 5 inches wide. Created by J. Terry Osborne and friends from King William County, Virginia, it was filled with gifts to be distributed to needy children.
Jean-Guy Laquerre of Boucherville, Quebec, Canada, is an avid Father Christmas collector, with more than 13,000 items collected since 1988. The collecting bug bit when his aunt died and left him a 12-inch-high antique papier-mâché Santa Claus from the 1920s. Since then, he has added objects such as music boxes, yo-yos, photos, candleholders, and pens.

What is the Origin of the Poinsettia?

Poinsettias account for 88 percent of all plant purchases at Christmastime. The most popular color is red, but they are also available in white, cream, pink, and yellow, and they can be striped, spotted, or marbled.

Originating in Mexico, where they are known as the "Flower of the Holy Night," the flowers were brought to the United States by Joel Poinsett in 1829. In their native country, they grow as shrubs and can reach heights up to ten feet tall.

The poinsettia originated in Mexico, where it is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night."

In Mexico, a heart-warming story explains the origin of the poinsettia:
On a Christmas Eve, long ago, a poor little boy went to church in great sadness because he had no gift to bring the Holy Child. He dared not enter the church, and, kneeling humbly on the ground outside the house of God, he prayed fervently and assured our Lord, with tears, how much he desired to offer him some lovely present --"But I am very poor and dread to approach you with empty hands." When he finally rose from his knees, he saw springing up at his feet a green plant with gorgeous blooms of dazzling red.

What is Holly?
For centuries, holly has been synonymous with the holiday season. In ancient Rome, holly branches were given as a gesture of friendship during Saturnalia, the winter solstice festival. Druids would decorate their homes with holly during Britain's gloomy winters, believing that the sun always shone on this sacred tree. Likewise, pagans would bring holly and other evergreens inside to ensure that Nature would return in the spring.

The most well known holly is American holly.

There are hundreds of species of holly that can be clipped and used in seasonal decorations. Perhaps the most well known is American holly, which features spiny, glossy leaves and bright red berries. Inkberry holly, named for its deep purple-black berries, and variegated holly, with striped leaves, are striking alternatives to the standard holiday holly.
What is the Origin of the Traditional Mistletoe Kiss?

Who doesn't love hanging mistletoe? Although most mistletoe is parasitic, and, therefore, harmful to the trees on which it grows, the Celts thought it had magical powers for healing wounds and increasing fertility, so they placed it throughout their homes for good luck and to ward off evil spirits.

The mistletoe "kiss" tradition dates back to the eighth century.

In ancient Britain, mistletoe was considered so sacred that it could only be cut with a golden sickle. Today, Americans decorate doorframes with this plant in hopes of catching a smooch from a sweetheart while standing under its leaves. This tradition is credited to Frigga, the Scandinavian goddess of love and beauty, and is said to date back to the eighth century.
What is America’s National Christmas Tree?

America's official national Christmas tree is not located at the White House, but rather in King's Canyon National Park near Sanger, California. The tree, a giant sequoia known as the General Grant Tree, was designated the "Nation's Christmas Tree" in 1925.

It is 267 feet high, 40 feet across its base, and is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,000 years old. In 1956, the tree was declared a national shrine to honor the men and women of the U.S. military. As a memorial, park rangers place a wreath at the base of the tree during the Christmas ceremony, which has been held every year since 1925.
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Trivia Tuesday: The History of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen because of the 1824 poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (aka "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"), but your knowledge of Rudolph—the most famous reindeer of all—comes courtesy of a department store copywriter named Robert L. May, May's songwriter brother-in-law who set his words to music and the singing cowboy who made a household name of May's creation.

The story of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" begins in 1939 at Montgomery Ward, the Chicago-based retail and catalog giant. Seeking a cheaper holiday giveaway than the children's coloring books they had purchased and distributed in years past, Montgomery Ward asked its own marketing department to create a new and original Christmas storybook from scratch. The task fell to May, a family man with a four-year-old daughter. The story that May wrote was given away to more than 2 million Montgomery Ward customers in 1939. It was not until May's brother-in-law adapted the story into song almost 10 years later, however, that "Rudolph" truly entered the national consciousness.

May's brother-in-law was a professional songwriter named Johnny Marks, best known for works like "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (1958) and "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (1962) in addition to "Rudolph." In 1949, Marks' song found its way to radio legend Gene Autry, the original Singing Cowboy, whose recording of "Rudolph" sold more than 2 million units in its first year alone on its way to becoming the second-most successful Christmas record in history (after "White Christmas").
It is at this point in the story of "Rudolph" when those with a nose for legal issues begin to wonder who owned the rights to the beloved Christmas story and money-making juggernaut. In fact, as a paid employee of Montgomery Ward, author Robert L. May had no legal claim whatsoever to an ownership stake in "Rudolph." Furthermore, May was a widowed single father by 1947, facing enormous debts as a result of his wife's terminal illness. Yet in a twist that will boggle the minds and warm the hearts of those hardened to the ways of modern American capitalism, the president of Montgomery Ward, one Sewell Avery, signed over to Robert L. May 100 percent of the "Rudolph" copyright in January 1947. May lived comfortably on the royalties from "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" until his death in 1976.

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Trivia Tuesday: Useless Knowledge

1. Stewardesses and reverberated are the two longest words (12 letters each) that can be typed using only the left hand. The longest word that can be typed using only the right hand is lollipop. Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands.
2. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
3. In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile services (two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number the other channel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, but no channel 1.
4. A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein.
5. The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.
6. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
7. The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.
8. 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."
9. The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
10. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
11. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."
12. The shape of plant collenchyma cells and the shape of the bubbles in beer foam are the same - they are orthotetrachidecahedrons.
13. The word 'pound' is abbreviated 'lb.' after the constellation 'libra' because it means 'pound' in Latin, and also 'scales'. The abbreviation for the British Pound Sterling comes from the same source: it is an 'L' for Libra/Lb. with a stroke through it to indicate abbreviation. Sames goes for the Italian lira which uses the same abbreviation ('lira' coming from 'libra'). So British currency (before it went metric) was always quoted as "pounds/shillings/pence", abbreviated "L/s/d" (libra/solidus/denarius).
14. Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
15. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
16. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".
17. Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
18. Camel's milk does not curdle.
19. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
20. An animal epidemic is called an epizootic.
21. Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants.
22. The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
23. Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
24. All porcupines float in water.
25. Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.
26. Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ?
27. The world's largest wine cask is in Heidelberg, Germany.
28. Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was host of "Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom."
29. Cat's urine glows under a blacklight.
30. If you bring a raccoon's head to the Henniker, New Hampshire town hall, you are entitled to receive $.10 from the town.
31. St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.
32. The first song played on Armed Forces Radio during operation Desert Shield was "Rock the Casba" by the Clash.
33. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
34. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
35. The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)
36. Texas is also the only state that is allowed to fly its state flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.
37. The only nation who's name begins with an "A", but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanastan.
38. The names of the three wise monkeys are: Mizaru: See no evil, Mikazaru: Hear no evil, and Mazaru: Speak no evil.
39. When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror.
40. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
41. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
42. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. 

I haven't checked the facts, just copied and pasted a list.  Some of these are probably repeats.  

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Trivia Tuesday: List of Random Facts Part Ten

**I copied and pasted this list from a website and I do not research each fact to find its authenticity like I usually do for these posts.  If you find where one is incorrect, leave me a comment and I will fix it.**

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

 

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Trivia Tuesday: List of Random Facts Part Nine

**I copied and pasted this list from a website and I do not research each fact to find its authenticity like I usually do for these posts.  If you find where one is incorrect, leave me a comment and I will fix it.**

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades -King David, Clubs -Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds -Julius Caesar.

Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. (the first day of Spring)

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump

Emu's and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.  

First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

  

Howdy Doody has exactly 48 freckles on his face.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.

If a frog's mouth is held open too long the frog will suffocate.

If a spider dismantles his web a bad storm is near.

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.

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