Useless Trivia

"Useless Trivia"

The first couple to be shown in bed together
on prime time television were Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly
than the US Treasury.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not
downstairs.

Smartest dogs: 1) Scottish border collie; 2) Poodle;
3) Golden retriever. Dumbest: Afghan hound.

Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

Men can read smaller print than women; women
can hear better.

Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served in
first class: $40,000

City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong
Kong

State with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work: Alaska

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
Percentage of North America that is wilderness:
38%

Average number of days a West German goes
without washing his underwear: 7

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in
their hair. {Go redheads! - LadyHawke}

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and
in lived in China in 1910.

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita
than any other nation.

First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without
repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents
a great king from history. Spades - King David,
Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne,
and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the
English language.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or
older.
Received on Mon Jan 5 22:56:14 2004