Total Trivia

[fire_breeze]

The term "league" is used for measuring long distance over land and is equal to 3 miles. To make things even more confusing, a nautical league is a different measurement and is equal to 3 nautical miles or 3.452 miles.

 

[fire_breeze]

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.

 

[DDgirl]

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.

I'm guessing a lot of men wear striped suits there.

 

[smotherman]

If you fill a standard 750ml wine bottle with live hornets, their angry buzzing will resonate at precisely the right frequency to shatter the glass

 

[smotherman]

Every year in the fall, Niagara Falls is shut down for maintenance for 24 hours. The flow is diverted using a massive series of pipes and spigots built for this purpose in 1837.

 

[fire_breeze]

If you fill a standard 750ml wine bottle with live hornets, their angry buzzing will resonate at precisely the right frequency to shatter the glass

My question is, who's the genius who thought of this, and who's the brave (or is it insane?) soul who conducted this experiment?

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Army veteran and Iraq war survivor Jason Blossom escaped enemy fire but injured his spine in July 2006 on a children's slide at Adventure Island, Orlando.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Walt Disney World reported that 14 people have died since 2001 at its Orlando area theme parks, all while getting on or off a ride or while being near a ride.

Logically this concludes that it is safer to be on a ride than off it.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In 2002 Sherlock Holmes received a posthumous Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Society of Chemistry - 100 years after he returned from the dead to solve the case of The Hound Of The Baskervilles. Holmes is the first fictional character to receive such an honours - it is usually reserved for distinguished academics and industrialists.

 

[smotherman]

The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

 

[smotherman]

My question is, who's the genius who thought of this, and who's the brave (or is it insane?) soul who conducted this experiment?

I'm sure the genius had the Bee-care Full Body Suit on. lol

Oh no, not the eyeroll!!


The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.

 

[smotherman]

The wheelbarrow was invented by the Chinese.

 

[smotherman]

The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

Whip me baby, sorry couldn't resist.

 

[smotherman]

Plants grow healthier when they are stroked.

 

[smotherman]

One tree can filter up to sixty pounds of pollutants from the air each year.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, and Maggie Simpson of The Simpsons are named after the family members of creator Matt Groening: his father Homer, his mother Marge and his sisters Lisa and Maggie.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Some Cartoon trivia...

Captain Kangaroo won five Emmy awards.

Kermit the frog has 11 points on his collar around his neck.

Pluto (the dog from Disney) was originally called “Rover”.

Wilma Flinstone’s maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal and Betty Rubble’s maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.

Barbie (the doll) full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.

The comic known as Peanuts was originally known as Li’lfolks.

The dog featured on a box of Cracker Jacks name is Bingo, the little boy is Jack.

Pinocchio is Italian for “pine eye”!

The first TV couple to sleep in the same bed was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Beijing Olympic Trivia...

1 million people were involved in building the Olympic venues

I billion Chinese people are outside the Olympic stadium

4 billion is the estimated world TV audience

5 Iraqi athletes will be competing

7 million tickets have been sold

8 is a Chinese lucky number and so the Games began at precisely 8 mins and 8 secs after 8pm on 08/08/08

9 new events have been introduced

£20 billion is the total cost of hosting the Olympics

37 venues will be used for all the events

205 countries are taking part in...

302 sporting events

1,500 couples in Beijing got married on the opening day

1,800 sites around the Olympic stadium were used to launch fireworks

100,000 soldiers and police are on duty during the Olympics

 

[smotherman]

In the United States, the most frequent month for a tornado to occur is in May.

 

[smotherman]

It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.

 

[smotherman]

It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.

 

[smotherman]

Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

 

[smotherman]

Canada has more inland waters and lakes than any other country in the world.

 

[smotherman]

An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding.

 

[smotherman]

Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state.