Trivia for Squiggle #XXVI
Sorry for getting this out so late in the day. Things have been a bit busy. There's no theme for today's issue of Trivia for Squiggle...still trying to recover from all the scariness of the last TFS!...um...yeah...
626. Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
627. Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make.
628. If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.
629. In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 light bulbs on it.
630. In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.
631. In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario.
632. In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.
633. In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit.
634. In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
635. In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.
636. In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult.
637. In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death.
638. In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans.
639. In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest.
640. In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only.
641. In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world.
642. India has the most post offices in the world.
643. Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie.
644. More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.
645. One billion seconds is a little over 32 years.
646. One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.
647. Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.
648. Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
649. The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money.
650. The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.
"The Statue is a gift from French citizens and has come to symbolize hope for naked women everywhere...BOCCE BALLS!"
626. Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
627. Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make.
628. If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.
629. In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 light bulbs on it.
630. In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.
631. In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario.
632. In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.
633. In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit.
634. In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."
635. In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.
636. In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult.
637. In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death.
638. In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans.
639. In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest.
640. In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only.
641. In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world.
642. India has the most post offices in the world.
643. Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie.
644. More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.
645. One billion seconds is a little over 32 years.
646. One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.
647. Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.
648. Scatologists are experts who study feces. (aka. crap, dung, dookie, dumps, feces, excrement, etc.)
649. The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money.
650. The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.
"The Statue is a gift from French citizens and has come to symbolize hope for naked women everywhere...BOCCE BALLS!"
posted by Scott at 3:45 PM
2 Comments:
Lovely! =]
Shi is the Japanese word for "four" and (as we transcribe it into English letters) death. There is another word for "four" and it is yon. The explanation I was given was that people had trouble understanding if you were saying "four" or "seven" over the telephone (it's shi and shichi for "four" and "seven") so they introduced new words for the numbers: yon and nana. Another explanation I'd heard was that shi, being so unlucky, was given another name (i.e. yon) to offset the bad luck. However, this doesn't explain the existence of two words for "seven."
Splash!
Post a Comment
<< Home