Useless, but Fun, Information

[weatherlover427]

1. Coca-Cola was originally green.
2. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
3. Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2)poodle; 3)golden retriever.
4. Dumbest dog: Afghan
5. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
6. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
7. Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 1 in 2
8. Amount American Airlines saved in '87 by taking out 1 olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000
9. City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong
10. State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
11. Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4
12. Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12
13. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
14. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
15. Estimated % of American adults who go on diet each year: 44%
16. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
17. Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
18. Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36%
19. Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43%
20. City with highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC
21. Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
22. % of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50%
23. % of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58%
24. % of women who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 85%
25. Number of different family relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105
26. Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
27. Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
28. Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70%
29. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
30. Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3
31. Portion of potatoes sold that are French fried: 1/3
32. Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonald's each day: 7
33. Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90%
34. Percentage of mammal species that are: 3%
35. Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50%
36. Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5
37. Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7.
38. Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3
39. Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanon
40. Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt
41. Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"
42. Only President awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals
43. Only food that does not spoil: honey
44. Only person to win $64,000 Challenge and $64,000 Question: Dr. Joyce Brothers (category was boxing)
45. Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird
46. Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica
47. Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: pig
48. Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.
49. An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
50. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
51. Polar bears are left-handed.
52. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
53. Eskimos never gamble.
54. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
55. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
56. Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.
57. Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.
58. Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
59. Your nose and ears never stop growing.
60. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in our solar system combined.
61. Hot water is heavier than cold.
62. The parachute was invented by da Vinci in 1515.
63. They have square watermelons in Japan. They stack better.
64. Cream does not weigh as much as milk.
65. Starfish have eight eyes-one at the end of each leg.
66. Iceland consumes more Coca-cola per capita than any other nation.
67. First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer."
68. There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
69. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.
70. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
71. Men get hiccups more often than women.
72. Armadillos can be housebroken.

[GulfBreezer]

Boy am I glad I don't live in West Germany!!

[weatherlover427]

Yeah that is gross. :o Numbers 7, 15, 18, and 71 apply to me.

[JetMaxx]

Thanks Joshua...here's a few I can vouch for..

6. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. (definitely...Granny hears ambulances before neighborhood dogs do

7. Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 1 in 2 (I'm currently only about 200-300 yds SSE of the house where I grew up)

11. Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4 (chance of a white Christmas in Atlanta...slim and none)

24. % of women who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 85% (I know Becky was in 84'

28. Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70% (I've never been to either)

32. Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonald's each day: 7 (I only eat there one or two days a week)


39. Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanon (about all we have in common :D

40. Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt (Hillary Clinton didn't need one -- just look at a man and scare him to death


57. Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.(The horse that dragged me down the street in 1981 was stronger than Superman

59. Your nose and ears never stop growing (my nose hairs haven't either :D

63. They have square watermelons in Japan. They stack better. (But do they taste as good as one grown in south Georgia? :D

71. Men get hiccups more often than women (TRUE..I know from experience)

[weatherlover427]

Here's why I can vouch for what I stated above:

7: I only live 10 or so miles from there.
15: I am on a diet right now to lose weight - both food and activity wise.
18: I believe God has spoken to me.
71: I hiccup a lot.

[David]

Lol, thanks Josh.

[weatherlover427]

Now show that to Izzy David.

[azskyman]

And...hey...the last one on the list we learned from experience. Slowpoke came over from the darkside to Storm2k and didn't once make a mess after chowing down on our Krispy Kremes and drinking cold day-old Earl Gray.

[weatherlover427]

LOL, that is true Steve.

[bfez1]

Very informative---thanks

[Amanzi]

LOL.. I will second that ! I am very glad I am not in WGermany :o eeewww