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September 29th, 2006, 08:54 AM
#51
Inactive Member
Red and blue are the most popular tie colors in the U.S.
A mother kangaroo is called a "flyer."
Fingernails are made out of the same stuff as horse hooves, bird talons, bull horns, and bear claws.
In Great Britain, rummage sales are called "jumble sales."
In the opening procession of the Olympics, the team representing the host nation always marches last.
"Horripilation" is the medical term for goosebumps.
Thirty-four percent of Microsoft employees are Indian.
American electric razors hum in the key of B flat. Razors in England, however, buzz in the key of G.
The pilgrims took apart the Mayflower and used the wood to build a barn.
Forty percent of people in America have never been to see a dentist.
A cosmic year is the amount of time it takes the Sun to revolve around the center of the Milky Way. That's about 225 million years.
Major league baseball bats are made of ash.
Just about half of the people charged with homicide in the U.S. are convicted of the crime.
Toys R Us was originally the Children's Supermart.
The first portable calculator placed for sale by Texas Instruments, in 1972, weighed 2.5 pounds and cost $150.
Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
Sixty percent of Americans can name all Three Stooges. Just 17 percent can name three Supreme Court judges.
The back of the human hand is the "opisthenar."
Norway has won more total medals at the Winter Olympic Games than any other nation.
The official name of Rhode Island, used on all state documents, is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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October 4th, 2006, 08:59 AM
#52
Inactive Member
Baby seals are called pups, but they're also referred to as "weaners."
The average American male has seven erections per day.
The White House, and its grounds, takes up 18 acres of land.
It takes light eight and a half minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth.
One in five people on Earth are Chinese.
In Spain, the TV drama Beverly Hills, 90210 is called Sensation of Living.
According to the official rules of baseball, no umpire may be replaced during a game unless he is injured or becomes ill.
The name for a teddy bear collector is "archtophilist."
The ferret is the third most popular companion mammal behind the dog and cat.
Captain Kangaroo was the first TV network kids show in the United States.
The egg of the typical hen has 7,000 tiny pores in its shell.
Snow White's sister's name is Rose Red.
Catnip not only has an affect on house cats. It can also affect cougars and lions.
The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1933.
The study of lightning is called "keraunopathology."
Albert Einstein married his first cousin.
P.T. Barnum was responsible for the very first international beauty contest.
Hors d'oeuvre, translated literally, means "outside of work."
If a lobster loses an eye, it will grow a new one.
The foot is the most common body part bitten by insects
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October 5th, 2006, 07:14 AM
#53
Inactive Member
On average, four people a day call Graceland and ask for Elvis.
Dolphins jump out of the water to conserve energy. It is easier to move through air than water.
A rat can tread water for three days straight.
Collectors of dolls are called "plangonologists."
Giants baseball catcher Roger Bresnahan introduced shin guards in 1907.
It is illegal in Pacific Grove, California, to threaten or kill a butterfly.
Wonder Woman's bracelets were made of a substance called feminum.
Julio Iglesias was a lawyer before he became a music star. Comedian John Cleese is a lawyer, too.
"Tonsurphobia" is the fear of haircuts.
George Washington was the only President never to live in the District of Columbia.
Earlier penguins were capable of flight.
In drug parlance, "Baby T," "Kokomo," "Beemers," "Hotcakes," and "Bad" are all slang for crack cocaine.
The average human eye can distinguish about 500 different shades of gray.
The expressions "pipe down," "kick the bucket," "over the top," and "ticked off" were first coined by soldiers in the trenches during World War I.
The Amish never initiate lawsuits, and won't defend themselves against them.
The maximum lifespan of a goldfish in captivity is 25 years.
A group of cobras is called a "quiver."
The only continent without reptiles is Antarctica.
Manorama, a comic actress in India, has had more leading roles than any other actor or actress in the history of film. Her career started in 1958, and by 1985 had appeared in her one-thousandth movie.
Fifty-one percent of turns are right turns.
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October 5th, 2006, 02:05 PM
#54
HB Forum Owner
ok... so after ALL this time, people STILL think it's funny to call Graceland and ask "is elvis there?"... [img]confused.gif[/img]
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October 5th, 2006, 05:12 PM
#55
Inactive Member
who says they think its funny? perhaps alot of people are just plain stupid....
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October 5th, 2006, 07:45 PM
#56
HB Forum Owner
lol, maybe they are just fanatics who think elvis really IS still alive, so it stands to reason that he's staying at HIS house.... [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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October 5th, 2006, 08:00 PM
#57
Inactive Member
thats pretty much what i just said... [img]wink.gif[/img]
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October 5th, 2006, 08:02 PM
#58
HB Forum Owner
lol, stupid encompasses a lot more territory than what i just said... hahaha, that is just one example of stupidity....
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October 6th, 2006, 07:05 AM
#59
Inactive Member
The harmonica is the world's best-selling musical instrument.
Women buy 40 percent of all condoms in the United States.
The rock group U2 was originally called Feedback.
While it stood, the Berlin wall was 26.5 miles long.
Sixty-three percent of Americans talk to their cars.
Gene Kelly was the first movie star to appear on a postage stamp.
A "labeorphilist" is a beer bottle collector.
Long Acre Square was the original name of New York's Times Square.
In Greek, "cosmetics" means "skilled in decorating."
A baby bat is called a pup.
Eight percent of Americans have oral sex on a regular basis.
The doors that cover U.S. nuclear silos weigh 748 tons and open in 19 seconds.
In Sweden, it's against the law to train a seal to balance a ball on its nose.
Rocker Meatloaf's real name is Marvin Lee Aday.
"Liticaphobia" is the fear of lawsuits.
Eighty-three percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians.
Leonardo da Vinci invented the car jack before cars were invented.
A male ballet dancer is referred to as a danseur noble.
The most popular beer brand in the Western Hemisphere, outside of the U.S., is Brahma beer. It's made in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The average cow spends 13 hours a day lying down.
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October 6th, 2006, 08:33 AM
#60
Inactive Member
well what the hell else is a cow gonna go with all that free time? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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