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China’s Famous Inventions 2008-08-19 21:43:56 China
invented gunpowder, paper, compasses, and kites. And they make freakin’ everything else. (Made in China! Right?) Read more:Famous
Golden Gate Bridge (wire length) 2008-08-19 21:43:49
The length of the wires in the main cables of the Golden
Gate Bridge can wrap around the Earth _____ times! (Read more for answer…)
3.21 times !! Read more:Golden Gate
Hoover Dam’s Concrete 2008-08-19 21:43:38
The Hoover
Dam contains enough concrete to build a 2 way highway from San Francisco to New York. That’s a lot of dam concrete !
Statues with Significance 2008-08-19 21:43:30
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person
died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the [...] Read more:Significance
Big Universe 2008-03-06 08:43:13
The distance from Earth to the closest star (alpha centuari) is 4.3 light years or 25,000,000,000,000 + trillion miles. As an illustration, let that distance equal the thickness of a standard 8×11 sheet of paper. Now try to grasp this:
You would need a stack 300,000,000 miles tall to go from one side of [...] Read more:Universe
Sugar lovers 2008-03-03 00:29:43
In an average gallon of snow cone syrup there is approximately 5 lbs of sugar.
But it is well worth it! Read more:Sugar
Everlasting Food 2008-03-03 00:26:22
What food never spoils?
Honey. Honey will never go bad, so go stock up on honey and don’t worry about the expiration date. There is none. Read more:Everlasting
Inventions 2008-02-26 22:11:41
What do bullet proof vests, windshield wipers, fire escapes, and laser printers all have in common?
They were all invented by women.
We can’t think of a title. Kings. 2008-02-26 22:03:33
Did you know that the Kings in a standard deck of cards are actually representing powerful men from history (like kings?)
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Caesar Augustus
Clubs - Alexander the Great Read more:think
Five dollar bill 2008-02-26 21:57:18
The number 5 appears on a five-dollar-bill 73 times (not including the serial number)
Treasury’s Bailout Plan in terms of Football 2008-10-06 00:59:40
With the money used for the government bailout ($700 Billion) you could buy every professional NFL football team, build them each a new stadium, and pay every player $186 million dollars for one season. The moral of the story is… everyone should write-in Peyton for the upcoming election. Read more:Football
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Average Daily Hair-Loss 2008-10-20 18:59:46
You lose about 100 hairs each day (on average).
Luckily, there are over one hundred thousand strands of hair on a young adult. Blondes usually have about 140,000 strands, brunettes average 108,000 and redheads have around 90,000. Read more:Average
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