Mad Random Facts...just For The Hell Of It

[mrmoshe]

Mad random facts...just for the hell of it

-A pigeons feathers are heavier than it's bones.

-The first sport to be filmed was boxing in 1894.

-The fastest recorded speed of a racehorse was 43 mph.

-The first TV soap opera debuted in 1946.

-The mouth of the Statue of Liberty is 3 feet wide.

-Bamboo makes up 99% of a pandas diet.

-Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers.

-Long Island is the largest island in the Continental U.S

-Only male turkeys gobble.

-Lake Superior is the worlds largest lake.

-A crocodile can't move its tongue.

-A female kangaroo is called a flyer.

-NYC's public school students represent about 188 different countries.

-There are more French restaurants in NYC than in Paris.

-On Valentines Day, there is no charge to get married in the Empire State Building's chapel.

-The city of Los Angeles has 3x more automobiles than people.

-The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.

-Swimming pools in the U.S contain enough water to cover San Francisco.

-The first human made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.

-A hummingbirds heart beats 1400 times per minute.

-The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as Manhattan.

-1900, 1/3 of all automobiles in NYC were powered by electricity.

-Dragonflies have 6 legs, but cannot walk.

-Frogs never drink.

-There are over 61,000 pizzerias in the U.S

-The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

-"Q" is the only letter in the alphabest not appearing in the name of any U.S state.

-Pigeons have been trained by the U.S Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea.

-The largest fish is the whale shark-it can be over 50 feet long and weigh 2 tons.

-The most used letters in the English langauge are E,T,A,O,I, and N.

-Theodore Roosevelt was the only president who was blind in one eye.

-The speed limit in NYC was 8 mph in 1895.

-Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

-At birth, a Dalmatian is always pure white.

-Manhattan is the only borough in NYC that doesn't have a Main Street.

-A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.

-An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.

-Popcorn was invented by American Indians.

-Canada has the largest coastline of any country in the world.

-The average rain drop falls at 7 mph.

-Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.

-The top of the Empire State building was originally built at a place to anchor blimps.

-The standard Chinese type writer has 1500 characters.

-If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

-The worlds first escalator was built in Coney Island in1896.

More later maybe.

[bradludwig]

Pete either you need to fish more or get a second hobbie cos you got waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy too much time on your hands

Cheers Big Ears

[mrmoshe]

Pete either you need to fish more or get a second hobbie cos you got waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy too much time on your hands

Cheers Big Ears

I need both I think Bigears...haven't wet a line in 2 months..Grrrrr

Roll on summer and some good weather.

Cheers,

Pete

[Brad Duffell]

man i love random facts keep em i had no idea mosquitos had teeth lol