Monday, February 5, 2007

More Random Tidbits

-For every memorial statue with a person on a horse, if the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of battle wounds; if all four of the horse's legs are on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

-Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".

-$283, 200 is the absolute highest amount of money you can win on Jeopardy.

-All polar bears are left-handed.

-A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

-Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

-Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis middle name was spelled Aron, in honor of his brother.

-If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

-A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A quarter has 119.
232. On an American one-dollar bill there is a tiny owl in the upper-left-hand corner of the upper-right-hand "1" and a spider hidden in the front upper-right-hand corner.

-Around 2, 000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people.


-There are seven suicides in the Bible: Abimelech. Samson, Saul, Saul's armor-bearer, Ahithophel, Zimri, Judas.

-Four different people played the part of Darth Vader (body, face, voice, and breathing).


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