For Those Who Know Everything
Categories: Humor, Now You KnowDo you know a lot of trivial facts? Know just about everything? Take a look through this list and see if you knew all of these facts. (As far as I can tell, they’re all legit.)
1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4. The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. Two-thirds of the world’s eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie “Pulp Fiction” are stuck on 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
12. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state (in USA) whose name is just one syllable.
17. There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
18. Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28. It’s impossible for most people to sneeze with their eyes open.
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
35. “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Did you know all these things? You could be a TEENAGER!!! ![]()




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July 29th, 2008 at 13:44
8. “stretched” is just as long.
25. A dragonfly can live as an adult for up to four months. This is probably getting confused with the mayfly.
On a related note, you might enjoy The Impossible Quiz.
July 29th, 2008 at 13:48
You’re right, of course. And the dragonfly one was probably the one general fact that I didn’t look online to try to verify.
Thanks for the links, too!
July 29th, 2008 at 14:05
Okay, I took the Impossible Quiz and got 13 out of 20. And even at that, I got a pretty high score. Yes, I had to guess at several.
Impossible-Quiz.com - Trick Questions
July 31st, 2008 at 8:50
Not all 50 states are visible on the lincoln memorial on the bill. They’re on the memorial, but the bill only shows one side of it.