tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:27:56 +0000Triviahttp://www.trivia7.info/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)Blogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-234891606464468967Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:20:00 +00002010-02-15T20:21:57.466-08:00All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.After human death, post-mortem rigidity starts in the head and travels to the feet, and leaves the same way it came -- head to toe. In the 40's, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it 'Bitch.' Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already http://www.trivia7.info/2010/02/trivia-amazing-facts-16-02-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-6366540930894750890Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:09:00 +00002010-01-10T16:10:57.596-08:00All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20."Race car" is a palindrome. The dome on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, conceals a billiards room. In Jefferson's day, billiards were illegal in Virginia. Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.Men leave their hotel rooms cleaner than women do. Crazy Jokeshttp://www.trivia7.info/2010/01/trivia-amazing-facts-10-01-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-8556320652215510216Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:59:00 +00002009-12-21T08:01:37.146-08:00Worldwide - more capital cities begin with "B" than any other letter "Hara kiri" is an impolite way of saying the Japanese word "seppuku" which means, literally, "belly splitting." The first woman governor – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming - was elected in 1924, upon the death of the previous governor, her husband. Until 1967, LSD was legal in California. There is a town in Texas called 'Ding http://www.trivia7.info/2009/12/trivia-amazing-facts-21-12-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-5315682596288776207Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:21:00 +00002009-11-14T20:23:24.056-08:00Words that contain the same root, such as the words "wise" and "wisdom," are said to be paronymous. Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. Pearls melt in vinegar. Russians generally answer the phone by saying, 'I'm listening.' A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate. Bumper Stickers & Cool Remarkshttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/11/trivia-amazing-facts-15-11-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-621634636147103913Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:07:00 +00002009-10-04T14:08:12.062-07:00There is great variation in the number of sounds used in the world's languages. In any given language, the number of consonants range from 6 to 95, and the number of vowels range between 3 and 46. On average, a langauge uses 23 consonants and 9 vowels. U.S. Interstates which go north-south are numbered sequentially starting from the west with odd numbers, and Interstates which go east-west are http://www.trivia7.info/2009/10/trivia-amazing-facts-04-10-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-4015325463346351999Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-09-17T08:21:48.498-07:00The word encyclopedia is derived from the Greek enkuklios paideia, meaning "general education." Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by Bayer. Gerald Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee posthumously of all crimes of treason. The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war. Women can detect smell better than men. Recipeshttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/09/trivia-amazing-facts-17-09-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-3953951152282509915Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-08-18T19:07:50.289-07:00The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. *The 'Screwdriver' was invented by oilmen, who used the tool to stir the drink. The first time there was an instance where they had a separate toilet for women and men was in 1739 at a ball in Paris. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's http://www.trivia7.info/2009/08/trivia-amazing-facts-18-08-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-3178802469278948735Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-07-18T20:07:14.891-07:00A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.Crickets hear through their knees. "Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention and he would appear. Every photograph of an American atomichttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/07/trivia-amazing-facts-18-07-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-5158352620856991192Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:58:00 +00002009-06-13T17:59:27.463-07:00Most bottles and jars contain 25 percent recycled glass. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.A rhinoceros' horn is made of compacted hair. The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive--so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. http://www.trivia7.info/2009/06/trivia-amazing-facts-13-06-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-1966651218077464596Mon, 25 May 2009 15:12:00 +00002009-05-25T08:13:19.836-07:00The word "bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with three, back-to-back double letter combinations.Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.The planets in the solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus, Uranus and Pluto which rotate clockwise. No one knows why. Every year we dispose of 24 million tons of leaves and grass clippings, which could be composted to conserve http://www.trivia7.info/2009/05/trivia-amazing-facts-25-05-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-2441564314559091415Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:55:00 +00002009-04-20T07:58:38.453-07:00The winged hat worn by the ancient Greek god Hermes (or, in Roman mythology, Mercury) was called a "petasos." An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg. There are more beetles than any other kind of creature in the world. Brain Teaserhttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/04/trivia-amazing-facts-20-04-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-8899630578202526560Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:29:00 +00002009-03-16T14:30:51.311-07:00The six official languages of the United Nations are English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles. Free Recipeshttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/03/trivia-amazing-facts-16-03-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-7760138297926646591Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-02-16T06:44:08.746-08:00The oldest letter of the alphabet is the letter "O." When written in Roman numerals, the year 1666 is the only date in history that is written from the highest to the lowest value, MDCLXVI (1000 + 500 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 5 + 1). No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Polar bear fur is not white, it's http://www.trivia7.info/2009/02/trivia-amazing-facts-16-02-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-2495483397078333683Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:40:00 +00002009-02-04T21:40:00.918-08:00"E" is the most frequently used letter in the English alphabet, "Q" is the least.Women's hearts beat faster than men's.WHO INVENTED THE ROSARY? The practice of using a string of knots or beads as a memory aid in prayer, developed long before the time of Christ, was popularized among Catholics in the twelfth century by Saint Dominic of Spain, founder of the Dominican order. The word rosary may http://www.trivia7.info/2009/02/trivia-and-amazing-facts-04-02-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-7217318146610819505Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:38:00 +00002009-01-29T21:38:00.226-08:00An average person laughs about 15 times a day.WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF THE EXPRESSION "UPPER CRUST"? Etiquette in days of yore required that the choice top crust of a loaf of bread be presented to the king or ranking noble at the table.WHAT COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS?�PSYCHIATRISTS� AND� PSYCHOLOGISTS? DENTISTS? There are more physicians in the USSR than anywhere else. The United http://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-and-amazing-facts-29-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-4718231491381064965Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:36:00 +00002009-01-24T21:36:00.522-08:00WHAT DO HERRING, CABBAGE, AND CARROTS REPRESENT AT NEW YEAR'S EVE FEASTS IN GERMANY AND SCANDINAVIA? Herring represents good luck; cabbage, plenty of silver; and carrots, gold in the year ahead.WHY DO SOLDIERS WEAR KHAKI? Because of Lieutenant Burnett of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides. In December 1846, the English officer was told to develop a "mud-colored" uniform that would camouflage http://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-and-amazing-facts-24-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-3325925947563396756Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:42:00 +00002009-01-18T20:42:00.265-08:00Stanch blood with a single finger! Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed-if you don't mind choking on your own O positive. A more civil approach: Put some cotton on your upper gums-just behind that small dent below your nose-and press against it, hard. "Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose," says Peter Desmarais, http://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-and-amazing-facts-18-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-4500188745698868171Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:39:00 +00002009-01-12T20:39:00.291-08:00Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell."There are 11 points on the Canadian flag.WHAT DOES OUIJA IN OUIJA BOARD MEAN? The board, thougt to reveal unconscious thoughts and emotions, is named for the French and German words for yes - oui and ja. Klip7http://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-and-amazing-facts-12-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-6143691290079573672Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-01-06T20:38:00.787-08:00City Ordinance #352 in Pacific Grove, California (USA) makes it illegal, actually a misdemeanor, to kill or threaten to kill a butterfly.Your brain is aproximately 80% water.The name "Crayola" is a combination of the French word for chalk ("craie") and "ola" from the "oleanginous," which means "oily."The original name for butterfly was flutterby.WHAT PART OF THE HUMAN BODY IS CALLED THE ATLAS? http://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-and-amazing-facts-06-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-1359929311622045341Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:22:00 +00002009-01-04T14:23:35.330-08:00A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years. What is called a "French kiss" in England and America is known as an "English kiss" in France.The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.Human birth control pills work on gorillas. Things to Thinkhttp://www.trivia7.info/2009/01/trivia-amazing-facts-04-01-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-933429539978239313Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:36:00 +00002008-12-30T20:36:00.443-08:00HOW LONG IS A COSMIC YEAR? A cosmic year is the time it takes the sun to complete one revolution around the center of the Milky Way galaxy - about 225 million earth years. The sun is between 20 and 21 cosmic years old.There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.HOW DID THE ICE-CREAM SUNDAE GET ITS NAME? The sundae was created in Evanston, Illinois, in the late nineteenth http://www.trivia7.info/2008/12/trivia-and-amazing-facts-30-12-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-8431739151206145184Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:34:00 +00002008-12-24T20:34:00.736-08:00The bones of modern birds are so completely adapted to the need to conserve weight in flight that a bird's feathers usually weigh more than it's entire skeleton. The bones are more or less hollow, with honeycomb-like structures inside.In an average lifetime, the average human will produce in excess of 6,250 gallons of saliva.Your feet perspire approximately one-half of a pint of water per day.Thehttp://www.trivia7.info/2008/12/trivia-and-amazing-facts-24-12-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-1009851769437434602Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:31:00 +00002008-12-18T20:31:00.830-08:00Jellyfish evaporate every once in a while.A horse can look forward with one eye and backwards with the other.HOW LONG IS THE AVERAGE ADULT'S SPINAL CORD? From 17 to 18 inches. Its weight, minus the membranes and nerves, is about 1 1/2 ounces.America's first nudist organization was founded in 1929, by 3 men.Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. Klipfitihttp://www.trivia7.info/2008/12/trivia-and-amazing-facts-18-12-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-6524889455446094523Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:29:00 +00002008-12-12T20:29:00.853-08:00A hockey puck weighs 0.38 pounds.William Moulton Marston was the creator of Wonder Woman. He also invented the polygraph.Make burns disappear! When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natural method brings the burned skin back http://www.trivia7.info/2008/12/trivia-and-amazing-facts-12-12-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14258335.post-7626425681510246330Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:25:00 +00002008-12-05T20:25:00.449-08:00Flamingos can only eat when their heads are upside down.Coined in the early 1980s, the slang term "rock jock" is a mountaineering enthusiast.Something that is without teeth can be said to be "edentulous".By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.HOW OLD WAS MICHAEL JACKSON WHEN THE JACKSON 5 RELEASED ITS FIRST SONG? Michael Joe Jackson, born August 29, http://www.trivia7.info/2008/12/trivia-and-amazing-facts-05-12-08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Klip7)