Useless trivia thread. (1 Viewer)

Why not?

Here's mine:

A stack of $1000.00 bills equalling $1 million is about 3 inches high. $1000.00 bills equalling $1 billion is about 250 feet high. A stack of $1000.00 bills equalling $1 trillion is about 47.3 miles high.

Rats can't vomit.

The largest bill in circulation is the $100 bill.

Celery is the only negative calorie food.

The body has to use up more calories to move it through the digestive system than are actually contained in the celery.


Jeff

-Your elbows (and forearms) are the only part of your body that you can't touch with both hands.

-Maine is the only state that is bordered by only one other state.

The dent in the bottom of a champagne bottle is called a "punt".

Snakes have no arms. That's why they don't wear vests.

There are more trees in the state of Washington than there are people on the Earth.

Human beings can digest less than 1% of a salad, because the remaining 99% is cellulose and we lack the cellulase enzymes posessed by bovine mammals.

There is no Betty Rubble vitamin because the makers believe that a Betty version looks too similar to a Wilma version.

There are precisely 12 stairs to reach my basement.

The first television series to be shot entirely in color was The Cisco Kid (I'm pretty certain this is true, but I haven't tried to verify it). It was not, however, the first to be shown in color. That honor goes to Bonanza.

Heard, but haven't verified..

You can only drink your urine once without taking any other liquids.
Twice in a row could cause damage to your stomach.

Can you say "pon farr"?

In English football's top division, only one club has gone the entire season undefeated: Preston North End, but way waaayyy back in 1888/89 (which incidentally was the first ever season). There were only 22 games a season then.

Since then, the longest unbeaten start to a season is 29 games, jointly held by Leeds (1973/74) and Liverpool (1987/88). Arsenal's current unbeaten start now stands at 26, so it's four more games to a new record.

Isn't that an urban myth?

There is no other word that rhymes with "month."




Texas has the most counties. Rhode Island has none.

In Los Angeles, California, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap. ... It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

In Pacific Grove, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.

In Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. ... It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.

In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear. (I only did this that ONE time! And was immediately tossed in the pokey!) ... It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.

In Ventura County, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

But my ALL-TIME favorite ridiculous State Law is on the Idaho books .......

Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.



(They must have some hefty-sized mamas in Boise!! )

A co-worker once told me to divide your age by two then add 7 and that is the lowest age you should date. She also said something like if a man and woman are alone for 15 minutes than that is considered a date.
I don't know about Alaskan's walking to work, it can get pretty cold in the winter and dangerous if there is a lot of snow...sidwalks being covered.

No other word than what? Or do you mean there is no word that rhymes with "month"?

Anyway, something I just leanred, it is illegal in the state of Michigan to sell a car on Sunday. Now I know why all those dealers are closed!