Trivia and Amazing Facts

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• Iguanas are a delicacy in Nicaragua.

• Tomb robbers believed that knocking Egyptian sarcophagi’s noses off would forestall curses.

• English sailors came to be called Limeys after using lime juice to fight scurvy.

• The name for insect poop is frass.

• There is a Harley-Davidson that was designed as an exact replica of a hamburger.

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• The Phillips-head screwdriver was invented in Oregon.

• At the White House, president John Adams was said to be the first to display fireworks there.

• Ken Charles Barger accidentally shot himself to death when he was awakened by the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed. When he reached for the phone, he grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson .38 Special, which went off when he held it to his ear.

• Thomas Jefferson wrote his own epitaph without mentioning that he was US President.

• Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments.

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• S.O.S. doesn’t stand for “Save Our Ship” or “Save Our Souls” — It was chosen by an 1908 international conference on Morse Code because the letters S and O were easy to remember and just about anyone could key it and read it, S = dot dot dot, O = dash dash dash.

• There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females.

• The first successful American Soap Opera was “Search for Tomorrow,” which had its debut in 1951.

• Alexander Graham Bell never phoned his wife or mother because they were deaf.

• No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. YEAH GO AHEAD AND TRY IT