Stupid Facts .... continued:)))

Stupid Facts

• Correction fluid was created by the mother of Monkee, Mike Nesmith.

• An item must contain 92.5% silver to be considered "sterling silver".
  (see Coins and Currency)

• Over 40% of the women in the U.S. have been a Girl Scout.

• The largest pyramid in the world is in Cholulu de Rivadahia, Mexico. (177 feet tall, covering 25 acres)

• Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to be appear on television. April 30, 1939.
  (see U.S. Presidents)

• Prior to 1791, the U.S. Capitol was located in Philadelphia, York, Lancaster, Baltimore, Annapolis, Princeton, Trenton, and New York City.

• Broccoli has twice as much Vitamin C as an orange.
  (see Vitamins and Fruits and Vegetables)

• Einstein never learned how to drive a car.

• Saint Patrick was not Irish.

• A McDonald's drinking straw holds 7.7 ml (over 1.5 teaspoons) of fluid.

• It is not possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.

• The presidents on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
  (see U.S. Presidents)

• Beavers front teeth have a tough orange coating that protects them from being broken or chipped while cutting wood.

• The highest NFL team score is 72, by the Washington Redskins against the New York Giants (41) at Washington, on November 27, 1966.

• The Yo-Yo was invented in ancient Greece over 3,000 years ago.

• America's first minimum wage began at 25 cents an hour back in 1938.

• Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine are the only states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.
  (see U.S. States)

• New York was the last state to put photographs on driver's licenses in 1984.

• The Empire State Building bas 6,400 windows.
  (see Worlds Tallest Buildings)

• It is considered an insult to tip at a restaurant in Iceland.

• • Nearly 90% of food's flavor comes from its smell.

  • The human nose can detect more than 10,000 different odors.

  • Ocean water must reach a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit for a hurricane to form.

  • Ancient Greeks noticed that some of the stars in the sky wandered during the night. These were the planets. "Planets" is the Greek name for "Wandering Star."

  • Zodiac is an ancient word for "Zoo" because of the many animals that make up the zodiac.

  • New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states where it is illegal to pump your own gas.

  • There are no venomous snakes in Maine.

  • The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

  • Twelve percent of lightning strikes occur at golf courses.

  • Some species of penguins can dive 90 feet underwater, and hold their breath for 20 minutes.

  • We are born with 350 bones, and die with 206.

  • There are 2,500,000 rivets in the Eiffel Tower.

  • The height of the Eiffel Tower can vary as much as 6 inches depending on the temperature.