Trivia and Amazing Facts 29-11-08

• Other names for a railroad caboose are crumb box, brain wagon, bazoo wagon, strawberry patch, and loose cage.

• The full name of the City of Los Angeles is: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula.

• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in First Class.

• Adolph Hitler was Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1938.

• In 1968, there were 5 million-dollar lottery winners who did not claim their prize.

Cool Quotes

Trivia and Amazing Facts 22-11-08

• No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

• HOW OLD IS THE AVERAGE 1 1/2 POUND LOBSTER? About eight years old. If it avoids the lobster trap, it can live to about 50 and weigh up to 35 pounds.

• In 1983, a Japanese artist made a copy of the Mona Lisa completely out of toast.

• Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.

• WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT SHOE SALESPEOPLE USE TO MEASURE FEET? The metal measurer is called the Brannock device.

Tips & Tricks - Home

Trivia and Amazing Facts 16-11-08

• WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT SHOE SALESPEOPLE USE TO MEASURE FEET? The metal measurer is called the Brannock device.

• The 4,600-year-old royal ship of the Egyptian pharaoh Cheops is the oldest surviving vessel in the world. It was originally buried in seperate pieces near the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giiza, the ship has been reassembled and is housed in a humidity-controlled museum near the pyramid.

• According to Metropolitan Life Insurance, major league baseball players live significantly longer than the average male - especially if you are a third baseman.

• WHAT DOES THE ZIP IN ZIP CODE STAND FOR? The code was named for the national Zoning Improvement Plan.

• Chinese celebrate their birthdays only once every ten years

Herbalifeline

Trivia and Amazing Facts 09-11-08

• The phrase "guinea pig" originated when a tax was imposed on powder for Whigs in England to help pay for the war with Napoleon. The list of those who had paid the guinea (one pound, one shilling) was posted on their parish church door. As they were the wealthy of the day, they became known as the guinea pigs.

• The nation of Chile's name is from an Indian word, Tchili, meaning "the deepest point of the earth".

• The name "Mary Jane" is not only used for little girls; it's also a kind of sugar candy and a style of shoe, as well as a nickname for marijuana.

• The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before.

• WHAT WAS THE FIRST SPACECRAFT TO LAND ON THE MOON? Luna 2, launched by the USSR on September 12, 1959, crash-landed between the craters Archimedes and Autolycus in the Mare Imbrium on September 14. A successful landing was made by Luna 9 on February 3, 1966.

How can I get discounts in Herbalife products?

Trivia and Amazing Facts 03-11-08

.

• The robbery phrase "Hands Up" originated in British Columbia. Bill Miner, an American known as the Gentleman Bandit, is said to have first used the phrase while robbing a Canadian Pacific Railways train in Mission Junction, British Columbia in 1904.

• Something freckled can be said to be "lentiginous."

• Sunbeams that shine down through clouds are called crepuscular rays.

• There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

• Upper and lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.

Crazy Jokes - Dog Food