Fun Facts

Fun Facts

All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20
If she were life size, Barbie's measurements would be: 39-23-33
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial onthe back of the $5 bill
Almonds are members of the peach family
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable
There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous" tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
The longest place-name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size - "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer
The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross
he Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II (who, ironically, fathered over 160 children)
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world
Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Why it's Paul Reiser himself
The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand

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