Rare And Interesting Facts!
July 3rd 2007 00:25
A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.
Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
Women shoplift much more often than men - the ratio is 4 women to 1 man.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F".
If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down stairs.
American Airlines saved a grand total of $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class.
Dartboards are made out of horsehairs.
Women shoplift much more often than men - the ratio is 4 women to 1 man.
Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F".
If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down stairs.
American Airlines saved a grand total of $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class.
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Comment by KylieW
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Wow, how accurate was Gaylord Perry??? And how badly didn't Gaylord want to slap his parents upside the head for naming him Gaylord????
Love the $40K saving on olives!
Kylie
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Comment by MelissaA
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Thanks for pointing that out though, I like to have my facts correct!
Comment by --[[Kayla]]--
...knowing the people in first class, they'd send it back. lol
..I ride first class...
...but I hate olives lol.
Noice.
Who figured out the cow one, anyway?
o.0
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