Go Smelling the Trivia!
April 6th, 2008 by A/CTrivia is an interest I have, more out of boredom I think, but I thought I would share a few useless facts in the garden… you may be surprised… I was.
More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes
A ‘jiffy’ is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second
Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
The Declaration of Independance is written on Hemp
Giraffes and Rats can go longer without water than a camel
Coca Cola contained cocaine until 1903
The kings on a Deck of Cards actually represent Kings from History
Spades = King David, Clubs Alexander the Great, Hearts Charlemagne, Diamonds Ceasar
Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin married their first Cousins
James Wilkes Booth’s Brother Saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
The original story from “Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights” begins, “Aladdin was a little Chinese boy.”
and heres one of personal favourites:
It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World
What useless facts do you know…and can you find a use for them
I did ….. heheheheh…. Try the link in the pic…
Is that Donkey statistic for real AC?
LOL with the 3 year sleeping snails…
Yep it is genuine stat…
from what I can find out…
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Well that makes pilots look right asses…
Sorry.
Wait are these real? If so, it’s kind of ironic that the brother of John Wilkes Booth saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son.
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hey there Funky
From What I can find out … they are true… Have checked them and checked them…
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Then some of these facts are pretty amazing. You know what they say, more things on heaven and earth than dreamt of in your philosophy.
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I watched a very interesting debate on the role the media play in the demand, production and supply of news.
One of the debating panel was Sergey Brin. He produced an interesting fact -
Google has noted over 600 different ways people spell Britney Spears name when they search for information about her on google.
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lol Gareth…. I like the spelling errors in Websters dictionary.. on par I think… hehehehhe
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If I am not wrong, Einstien was a Jew & Darwin a Christian. I have heard that cousin marriages are not allowed in Christianity & I believe Darwin was a religious man. At least his beard gives that impression. I am just curious, is it Christianity that prohibits cousin marriages or has it something to do with culture?
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Its a medical thing I think.. and in law… first cousins are to genetic similar.. and can cause problems in future generations…. so i think….
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But aren’t cousins treated just like your siblings among Christian families? I thought maybe that was a religious thing. Yes you are right, marriages among cousins lead to a number of genetic diseases. Thalassemia has become a major problem here in the UAE & one of the main reasons is marriage among cousins. Now what the government has done is that they have made pre-marital medical check ups mandatory for both the partners before the marriage can be registered.
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UK law does not prohibit the marriage of first cousins. Only half the US states ban the marriage of first cousins.
Thanks for sharing that info
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DUBAI guy commenting on the ‘weird’ nature of other religions marriages
WINNER OF THE 2008 IRONY AWARD
UP, you assume too much my friend. Take it easy, my question was in no way intended to make fun of others, I was just curious. At least it helped remove one mis-conception in my mind. Btw, thanks for granting me “yet” another award
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The US car cost vs Columbus making 3x return trips may well be true in numerical values, but must be complete bobbins when inflation & the true cost is determined.
& I’m no snail expert but even the 3yrs of snail ’sleep’ is debateable - they may be able to enter a form of temporal stasis, similar to mammalian hibernation, but to define this as sleep would be stretching the definition.
With such fact spoiling on the boil, can we open a Viz style Pedants’ Corner? Though I know there was fierce discussion for years on the correct title for such a place: Pedant’s Corner, Pedantic Corner, Corner of Pedantry, etc., blah. Fascinating stuff. Do I win £5?
*Clapping*
Oh, Goodie…TRIVIA! I love the stuff. Only thing is, most of the mindless trivia I’ve accumulated the average person wouldn’t be interested in.
Aussie, is that your trivia site?
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I wish it was… hehehehehe empress
like you the mind is full of useless trivia..
but I use do alright at trivia night… and on the challenge ( radio comp)
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Very cool stuff! I have my own blog on just that, along with TV and cartoon trivia.
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Thanks Mike
Oh confusion..
I’ll check your site out …
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Mike, would that cartoon trivia include the Flintstones?
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Delia Smith baked the cake that appears on the 1969 Rolling Stones’ album cover ‘Let It Bleed’
Nanette Newman was one of the backing singers on the same album’s track, ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’
Bill Wyman wrote the riff and melody structure to ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’, yet Keith Richards would not allow him to play on it and the songwriting credits were claimed by and credited to, Jagger / Richards.
Mick Jagger sings (uncredited) backing vocals on Carly Simon’s ode to Warren Beatty, ‘You’re So Vain’
Brian Jones played saxophone on The Beatles, ‘You know My Name’, Lennon & McCartney sang backing vocals on the Stones’, ‘We Love You’
Actor Geoff Hughes (Eddie Yeats from Coronation St and Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances) provided the voice over for Paul McCartney’s cartoon character in The Beatles’ film Yellow Submarine.
When asked if Ringo Starr was the best drummer in the world, John Lennon replied, “he’s not even the best drummer in The Beatles.”
Keith Moon and John Entwistle planned to quit The Who and start their own rock band. Moon named it Led Zeppelin. The band did get formed, but these 2 dropped out after initial discussions.
The Rhinestone Cowboy (Glenn Campbell) played lead guitar on many of the Monkees early hits, Last Train To Clarkesville etc…
ACDC are, in actual fact, just a pile of worthless crap
Great trivia jon..
But ACDC… now come on that takes it a bit far..
the best pub rock in the world……
and still going….
not very nice… you’ll get shocked
Now where did you pull that ACDC a pile of worthless crap? You made it up right… they were very entertaining … especially Angus in his school uniform and cap!
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Love this post Aussie…..usually i am filled to the brim with odds and ends of information…..but to share one at the moment I’m coming u BLANK…but I still wanted to thank you for some new ones I can add to my own list…lol
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Lol the donkey was too good
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