Tag: factoids
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October 13, 2007 05:13 PM EDT --
I just sat down for my afternoon snack-- an organic peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I thought it would be cute to find some random factoids about one of my favorite snacks. Here's what I found . . .
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September 14, 2008 12:47 PM EDT --
Did You Know...? (#4)
"1) What is nikhedonia? The feeling of pleasure one gets from anticipating victory.
2) The Himalayan Mountains cover 1/10 th of the Earth's land mass.
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September 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT --
Did You Know...? (#5)
"1) A human eyeball weighs about an ounce.
2) What is the most nutritious "food" in the world? Blood.
3) The average person owns 25 t-shirts. . . .
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September 15, 2008 07:35 AM EDT --
Did You Know...? (#6)
"1) US police officers were 1 st required to read suspects their Miranda rights in 1966.
2) In the 1940's, the Canadian government advised moms to begin . . .
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September 19, 2008 05:06 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(#7)?
"1) Americans consume 100 pounds of chocolate every second.
2) Americans spend about $30 billion per year trying to lose weight.
3) Highest temperature ever . . .
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September 21, 2008 02:41 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(#8)?
"1) A typical American driver will honk the horn 15,250 times in his/her life.
2) It took 20,000 people 22 years to build the Taj Mahal.
3) A "gut feeling" is . . .
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August 26, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
So I accepted the challenge and found out why the football field is called the gridiron. Here's what I found in wikipedia:
The term came about after it was observed that the field of play . . .
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August 26, 2007 10:23 PM EDT --
This American Patriot was born in Charlestown, Nevis. He attended King's College (now Columbia University) and is forever memorialized on our paper currency.
Name the patriot.
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December 26, 2007 09:51 AM EST --
That Geico stands for Government Employees Insurance Company?
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November 15, 2006 06:04 PM EST --
Sent to me by a friend who swears that all of these are true! Humorous even if they are not...!
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW --- BUT PROBABLY DON'T
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's . . .
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October 11, 2008 02:02 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 10)?
"1) Approximately 165 million Easter cards are purchased each year in the U.S.
2) Baby Ruth's salary in 1932: $80,000. Barry Bond's in 2007: $15.5 . . .
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August 26, 2007 10:30 AM EDT --
I have a few friends that always ask why we would have a section of Brooklyn with such a weird name. So here's your answer.
"Flatbush", one of the six original towns settled . . .
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August 26, 2007 11:33 PM EDT --
Famed boxer, James "The Cinderella Man" Braddock helped construct this city bridge.
Name the bridge and the places it connects.
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August 26, 2007 11:58 PM EDT --
The colors of the flag of this twin island nation in the Caribbean represent earth, fire and water and connect the citizens to the past present and future. It was adopted as the national flag on August . . .
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August 25, 2007 08:42 PM EDT --
With an area of only 37 square miles, this island is the smallest landmass in the world to be divided between two countries.
Name the island and who share it.
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August 25, 2007 09:13 PM EDT --
The only foreign land George Washington ever visited was this Caribbean island.
(Hint: think of the origins of current songstress Rhianna.)
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August 26, 2007 10:26 AM EDT --
Umar posed this question earlier today. As promised, I was going to look into it and find an answer....here it is (courtesy of Hoopedia.nba.com).
CagersFrom Hoopedia
Jump to: navigation, search . . .
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October 19, 2008 05:28 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 15)?
"1) People who once cleaned out cesspits were known as gongfermers.
2) A pelican can hold about 25 pounds of fish in its pouch.
3) Scientifically . . .
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November 26, 2008 03:26 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 25)?
"1) When told that General Grant drank too much whiskey, President Lincoln reportedly replied, "Find out the name of the brand so I can give it to my . . .
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January 01, 2009 01:25 PM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 30)?
"1) It is legal in two states to fish with a semiautomatic rifle.
2) Each week, about 50 people visit the grave of Harry Potter, a British man buried . . .
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