Total Trivia

[Gaia_Lorraine]

A full-grown moose may be 8 feet high at the shoulder and weigh almost a ton.

 

[fire_breeze]

When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

Hmm... says a lot about both emotions, no?

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In English folklore, Queen Mab was a fairy queen who governed people's dreams.

 

[fire_breeze]

Most female romance readers are married; the most recent readership survey on the RWA (Romance Writers of America) website indicates that 50% are married, 8% widowed, 4% divorced and 1% separated. Also, 75% are under the age of 54. And 22% of romance readers are men!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The act of snapping one's fingers has a name. It is called a "fillip."

 

[fire_breeze]

In Greek mythology, Morpheus is the god of dreams. The Oneiroi, sons of Hypnos (the god of sleep) are personifications of dreams. Said to live on the shores of the Ocean in the far West, in a cavern near the border of Hades, the gods sent dreams to mortals from one of two gates located there: true dreams emerged from a gate made of horn, whereas false dreams threaded their way from a gate fashioned of ivory.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

A one-pound bag of candy corn usually contains 294 kernels.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Pope John XXIII served as a sergeant in the Italian army during World War I.

 

[smotherman]

Hmm... says a lot about both emotions, no?

Yeah it sure does!


It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.

 

[smotherman]

Most boat owners name their boats "Obsession ."

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night – so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English, regardless of country of origin.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

According to Nielson Media Research, the average person watches television about 4 hours per day – or, more precisely, 27 hours and 53 minutes a week.

 

[smotherman]

The 3 deadliest days for pedestrians are January 1, December 23 and October 31.

 

[smotherman]

25% of employees who use the Internet visit porn sites during the workday.

 

[smotherman]

A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories.

 

[fire_breeze]

The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night – so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.

Like tonight

 

[smotherman]

Fidgeting can account for a 40% increase over a resting metabolism.

 

[Daizie]

Babies have more bones than grown-ups. You're born with about 300 bones, but when you're grown up you end up with around 260. What happens? As you get older some of your small bones grow together into big ones.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Like tonight

How were the dogs last night?
I hope they were warm enough

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Babies have more bones than grown-ups. You're born with about 300 bones, but when you're grown up you end up with around 260. What happens? As you get older some of your small bones grow together into big ones.

They also have paradoxically larger lungs than adults

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Milk is generally not healthy for adult Orientals or for adult people of black African origin, because they tend to lack enzymes needed to digest the natural sugar in milk.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Walt Disney World is home to the largest working wardrobe in the world with over 2.5 million costumes in its inventory.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In 1935, "Persia" was renamed "Iran."

 

[smotherman]

The United States divorce rate has fallen to the lowest level since 1970 (3.6 divorces out of 1,000 people).