Trivia for Squiggle #12
We've been through a dozen of these now and I see no end in sight yet. Today's issue of Trivia for Squiggle contains bits about unique/exceptional persons, places, events, animals, etc...so basically, it's a bunch of totally random stuff.
276. Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
277. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
278. Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.
279. Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.
280. Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
281. Bats have only one baby a year.
282. Elvis Presley made only one television commercial - an ad for "Southern Maid Doughnuts" that ran in 1954.
283. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only US president elected four times.
284. George Washington is the only man whose birthday is a legal holiday in every state of the United States.
285. Gerald Ford was the only US president not to have been elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
286. Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead.
287. Hawaii has the only royal palace in the United States - Iolani.
288. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
289. Libra, the Scales, is the only inanimate symbol in the zodiac.
290. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is just one syllable.
291. Only one foreign country--Liberia in Africa--has a capital city named after an American president. The capital is Monrovia, named after James Monroe.
292. Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any state of the United States.
293. Teeth are the only parts of the human body that can't repair themselves.
294. The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.
295. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card.
296. The number 4 is the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its name as its meaning.
297. The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India.
298. The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
299. The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright.
300. Zsa Zsa Gabor was the first - and only - recipient of a Golden Globe Award for "Most Glamorous Actress." She won the peculiar award in 1958. The category was deleted thereafter.
"I'M NOT SHOUTING! ALL RIGHT, I AM. I'M SHOUTING, I'M SHOUTING, I'M SHOUT..."
276. Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
277. According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
278. Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.
279. Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.
280. Bats are the only mammal that can fly.
281. Bats have only one baby a year.
282. Elvis Presley made only one television commercial - an ad for "Southern Maid Doughnuts" that ran in 1954.
283. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only US president elected four times.
284. George Washington is the only man whose birthday is a legal holiday in every state of the United States.
285. Gerald Ford was the only US president not to have been elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
286. Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead.
287. Hawaii has the only royal palace in the United States - Iolani.
288. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
289. Libra, the Scales, is the only inanimate symbol in the zodiac.
290. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is just one syllable.
291. Only one foreign country--Liberia in Africa--has a capital city named after an American president. The capital is Monrovia, named after James Monroe.
292. Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any state of the United States.
293. Teeth are the only parts of the human body that can't repair themselves.
294. The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.
295. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card.
296. The number 4 is the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its name as its meaning.
297. The only country in the world that has a Bill of Rights for Cows is India.
298. The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
299. The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but not fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright.
300. Zsa Zsa Gabor was the first - and only - recipient of a Golden Globe Award for "Most Glamorous Actress." She won the peculiar award in 1958. The category was deleted thereafter.
"I'M NOT SHOUTING! ALL RIGHT, I AM. I'M SHOUTING, I'M SHOUTING, I'M SHOUT..."
posted by Scott at 10:20 AM
1 Comments:
"286. Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead."
In humans ... knobs on foreheads grown over time. Some far quicker than others.
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