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Rare And Interesting Facts!

July 3rd 2007 00:25
Guinness
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.




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Comment by KylieW

July 3rd 2007 07:08
Melissa,

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

Comment by Stanley

July 3rd 2007 11:22
very entertaining facts there. i am going to show off now by reciting some of the things you posted. i wonder if they're good proxy pick up lines?

Comment by James Rickard

July 4th 2007 00:39
Does this mean I'm ready for Jeopardy?????

Comment by Anonymous

July 23rd 2007 02:25
Gaylord Perry hit 6 home runs in his career

Comment by MelissaA

July 23rd 2007 17:26
Yes, anonymous, you are correct on that score, my apologies for that error, but it was definitely still the first home run that he'd hit.
Thanks for pointing that out though, I like to have my facts correct!

Comment by --[[Kayla]]--

September 20th 2007 16:17
What would happen if they iliminated ANOTHER olive???

...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

--[[Kayla]]--

Comment by Anonymous

December 31st 2007 02:57
right on Kalya,BTW lol to the bellybutton thing *lol*

Comment by Anonymous

December 12th 2008 05:10
not sure but i think that these facts are straight from the "1000" of the worlds most astonishing facts book, i know tghat the one about gaylord and coca cola is

Comment by Anonymous

October 20th 2009 16:05
niggers
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Comment by Anonymous

October 20th 2009 16:05
niggers
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Comment by Gerhsiwn

March 17th 2010 20:03
The coca cola facts is not true at all!!!!!

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