Trivia
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- Animals
- A shark can grow a new set of teeth in a week.
- Art and Architecture
- During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either side.
- Business
- Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of linen.
- Of the Church
- Starets: = Eastern Orthodox spiritual advisor
- Divination
- Micromancy means divination using small objects
- Dogs and Cats
- In general, cats live longer than most dogs. An average life span might be 12 to 14 years. Some cats are reaching 20 or more. A cat's longevity depends on feeding, genetics, environment, veterinary care and some other factors. It is also important whether or not the cat lives indoors or is allowed outdoors (outdoor cats live an average of eight years). The general consensus is that at about age seven the cat can be considered as "middle-aged", and at age 10 and beyond - old.
- English Language
- The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
- Entertainment
- The top selling song of all time is Elton John’s tribute to the late Princess Diana. Candle in the Wind 1997 has sold over 35 million copies worldwide
- Fabrics
- Hodden is a coarse undyed woollen cloth
- Food
- Native americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness.
- Geography
- The narrowest street in the U.S. is said to be Treasury St. in St. Augustine, Fla. An average man can span it with outstretched arms.
- History
- In the year 498 B.C., in the city of Chung-tu, crime ceased to happen with the naming of a new Minister of Crime. Legend has it that nobody wanted to commit a crime because everyone idolized the new minister, someone by the name of Confucius.
- Humans
- Nobody ever gets poison ivy on the soles of their feet.
- Insects
- The stings of ants, bees and wasps are modified (egg laying tools), used to inject poison in defense or to paralyze prey. More than 50 different chemicals have been identified from various species. Some cause itching, pain, swelling and redness; others destroy cells and spread poison. Honey bees cannot pull their barbed stingers from human skins, and will eventually tear themselves away leaving their stingers behind, dying soon afterwards.
- Isms/
- Emotivism is the theory that moral statements are inherently biased
- Killing
- Pesticide is the killer of pests
- Literature
- Michelangelo's Last Judgment, which hangs on the walls of the Sistine Chapel, drew some harsh criticism from one of the Vatican's officials because of the nudity. So Michelangelo made some changes to his work: he painted in the face of the complaining clergyman and added a donkey's ears and a snake's tail.
- Manias
- Nosomania means a delusion of suffering from a disease
- Measurements
- More than 99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived on earth were extinct before the coming of man.
- Nautical
- A purser is a ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers
- Phobias
- Scelerophibia is a fear of bad men, burglars.
- Plants
- 99% of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as jack-o-lanterns.
- Religion
- Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible.
- Science
- The rapid rate of expansion of gas is what gives steam its power. One volume of water, at normal atmospheric pressure and at the boiling point, yields 1,670 volume of steam.
- Scientific Instruments
- A Ratemeter is an instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters
- Shapes
- Variform means of various forms
- Space
- Our sun and the surrounding planets orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy once every 250 million years.
- Sports
- The first perfect game in baseball history was achieved by John Lee Richmond on June 12, 1880.
- Statistics
- There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of chess.
- Studies
- Astrogeology is the study of extraterrestrial geology
- Superstitions
- If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
- Unusual Words
- Blandish: means to flatter and coax; to cajole
- Units of Measure
- A Henry is a unit of electrical inductance
- Weather
- A "Positive Giant" is a lightning strike that hits the ground up to 20 miles away from the storm. Because it seems to strike from a clear sky it is known as "A Bolt From The Blue". These "Positive Giant" flashes strike between the storm's top "anvil" and the Earth and carry several times the destructive energy of a "regular" lightning strike.
- Words of 3 Letters
- Kit means a small pocket violin
- Worship
- Hierolatry is the worship of saints or sacred things
Funny Stuff
- Duh!
- I wish I was Barbie - That bitch has everything!
- Blonde Jokes
- What important question does a blonde ask his/her mate before having sex?
Do you want this by the hour, or the flat rate? - Limericks
- There once was a Scot named McAmeter
With a tool of prodigious diameter.
It was not the size
That cause such surprise;
T'was his rhythm, iambic pentameter. - Have a Giggle!
- An armless man walked into a bar which is empty except for the bartender.
He ordered a drink and when he was served, asked the bartender if he would get the money from his wallet in his pocket, since he has no arms.
The bartender obliged him. He then asked if the bartender would tip the glass to his lips.
The bartender did this until the man finished his drink. He then asked if the bartender would get a hanky from his pocket and wipe the foam from his lips.
The bartender did it and commented it must be very difficult not to have arms and have to ask someone to do nearly everything for him.
The man said, "Yes, it is a bit embarrassing at times.
By the way, where is your restroom?"
The bartender quickly replies -,
"The closest one is in the gas station three blocks down the street."
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