The interesting fact thread
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
Not to be picky, but a googol is a 1 followed by a hundred zeros, and hair / finger nails don't continue to grow after death, all metabolic processes stop. It might look like nails continue to grow as the skin dries out and tightens.
traveling at 50 mph in a car, you'll go 50 feet before you're able to switch your foot from the gas pedal to the brake
It is a fallacy that the pyramids were built by slaves, when in fact they were built by a paid construction crew.
Egypt finds tombs of pyramid builders - Technology & science - Science - msnbc.com
Furthermore, they found the laborers weren't working without rest; they had 3 month work rotations.
There are 119 grooves on a quarter while a dime has 118.
A million dollars in Benjamins weighs 22 lbs.
The average lifespan of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
Every day there are an average of 20 bank robberies with an average take of $2,500.
The most common time for bank robberies is Friday between 9 and 11 a.m.
The least common time: Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. (what bank is open on a Wed. at 6?)
A million dollars in Benjamins weighs 22 lbs.
The average lifespan of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
Every day there are an average of 20 bank robberies with an average take of $2,500.
The most common time for bank robberies is Friday between 9 and 11 a.m.
The least common time: Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. (what bank is open on a Wed. at 6?)
Beer
Beer is one of the world's oldest prepared beverages, possibly dating back to the early Neolithic or 9500 BC, when cereal was first farmed, and is recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
The earliest known chemical evidence of beer dates to circa 3500-3100 BC from the site of Godin Tepe in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran.
Historical documentation shows that around 5,000 years ago, ancient Chinese civilizations were brewing a beer-like substance known as kui.
Beer was part of the daily diet of Egyptian Pharaohs over 5,000 years ago. Then, it was made from baked barley bread, and was also used in religious practices.
(according to wikipedia)
Agricultural societies started forming in an effort to get enough grain for beer
-- Big article in one of the discover magazines I just read. So the reason we aren't living in caves going "UGG" still is beer.
The population distribution of Washington, D.C. is 55.6% Black or African American, 36.3% White, 3.1% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian.
The population distribution of Massachusetts, is 82.7% White, 6.1% Black, 4.8% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian.
White Americans made up 69.3% of Alaska's population. African Americans made up 3.5% of Alaska's population. In addition, American Indians and Alaska Natives were the largest minority group; they made up 15.6% of Alaska's population. Asian Americans made up 4.0% of Alaska's population
The population distribution of Washington, D.C. is 55.6% Black or African American, 36.3% White, 3.1% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian.
The population distribution of Massachusetts, is 82.7% White, 6.1% Black, 4.8% Asian, and 0.2% American Indian.
White Americans made up 69.3% of Alaska's population. African Americans made up 3.5% of Alaska's population. In addition, American Indians and Alaska Natives were the largest minority group; they made up 15.6% of Alaska's population. Asian Americans made up 4.0% of Alaska's population
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