Trivial Stuff -- More Factoids

Here are a few more factoids for the "did you know" file.

1. In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders;

2. From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink (I am already nine years into my shrink -- and I am not sure that I can afford to shrink);

3. The juice inside a young coconut can be used as a substitute for blood plasma;

4. The youngest pope was eleven years old; and,

5. The largest cell in the human body is the female reproductive cell, the ovum. The smallest is the male sperm (this is why women will ultimately dominate the world :D).

Some More Trivia -- Fun Only!

Did you know any of the following:

1. Only female ducks can quack;

2. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown;

3. No two spider webs are the same;

4. The average human body contains enough phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads;

5. Brontology is the study of thunder;

6. Fingernails grow faster on your favoured hand;

7. In ancient Rome, oysters were sold for their weight in gold;

8. Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges; and,

9. The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body.

Enjoy!

Interesting Fact...

Indonesia has the most known mammal species of all countries in the world. Unfortunately, it also has the most mammal species under threat of extinction.

Trivia -- Interesting Facts...

It has been a while since I posted some interesting, or not, piece of trivia. Generally, these tid bits are only every going to be useful in games like trivial pursuit or Jeopardy or maybe Who Wants to be a Millionaire. But, they are fun.

Did you know any of the following:

1. That each year insects eat one third of the world's food crop;

2. That human thighbones are as strong as concrete;

3. That apples, not caffeine are better at waking you up in the morning;

4. That the evidence of a bloodhound is admissible in an American court of law;

5. That a raisin in a glass of champagne will float to the top and then sink to the bottom over and over again;

6. That the average human body contains enough iron to make a 7.62cm nail;

7. That bulletproof vests, fire escapes, laser printers, and windscreen wipers were all invented by women;

8. That the first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, and was used by Egyptians as early as 2000 BC;

and,

9. That the human brain generates more electrical impulses in a day than all of the world's telephones combined.

Enjoy!

Honey Bees

The factoid is back...

Did you know that a honey bee can fly at a speed of 15 miles per hour?

Now you do! And you are all welcome!

Swimming Pools and San Francisco

Did you know that if someone collected all of the water in swimming pools in the US that all that water would be enough to cover San Francisco?

Now you do!

Balls of Glass

Did you know that a ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber?

Not the post you thought it might be, was it?

Sleeping Bullfrog

The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps!

A Tale of Crocodile Tongues

I learned today that a crocodile cannot move its tongue.

I read this. I am not going to be sticking my head in a crocodile's mouth any time soon to find out for certain. I am just going to take the word of others on this one.

The House Fly

Did you know that the average speed of the house fly is 4.5 miles per hour?

Once again I wonder who is responsible for funding research such as this and who it is that does the research.

San Francisco Cable Cars

Today I have learned many things. This is one of those things.

Did you know that the San Francisco Cable Cars are the only mobile National Monument in the USA?

Hummingbirds

Did you know that the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards?

Now you do!

Glad to have been of service.

Golf -- Expensive Balls

Just because I cannot think of anything else interesting to write. And, I also read that Tiger Woods might not be back for a long while. So, this got me thinking about golf.

Did you know that Americans spend more than USD 630 million per year on golf balls.

That means that there must be a lot of balls going into the water hazards.

Light-Hearted Entertainment

In light of the heated exchanges on a couple of the earlier posts I made, I offer up this much more light-hearted moment.

Did you know that the Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.

Well, if you didn't know this, I am happy to have been of service in increasing your knowledge of important things today!

Have a nice evening or day depending on where you are!

Do Fish Cough?

This is one of these factoids that seems to have inspired some debate with the sides aligned against each other for those who believe and those who don't.

A search of the Internet suggests that fish do in fact cough.

So, fish do cough!

Trivial Trivia and Other Useful Information

Fleas have caused more human deaths than all wars put together.

In Aussie slang, the term for underwear is "grundies."

A recent study showed that as many as 16 million people alive today, about .5% of the population of Earth, are descendants of Genghis Khan.

"Sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia" is a medical term for ailment known as "brain freeze."

Viagra was invented in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her.

In December 1993, there were just 623 sites on the Internet.

A male ballet dancer is a "ballerino."

According to researchers, over a 60-plus-year period, the groundhog has accurately predicted the coming of spring only 28 percent of the time.

Chartreuse (yellow-green) is the most visible color to the human eye.

Mr. Clean has a first name. It's Veritably.

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis once took a break from acting to study shoemaking.

About five percent of the U.S. potato crop goes to make McDonald's French fries.

The first disposable diaper was called a "Boater."

A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds.

In Thailand, it's illegal to leave your home if you're not wearing underwear.

The shotput used by male athletes weighs 16 pounds.

The proper name for a crash test dummy is "Anthropomorphic Test Device."

Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words. The entire story was, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." He considered it his best work.

The average person receives eight birthday cards annually.

The above list was borrowed from here.

Interesting Fact

After having been found wanting in the truthfulness of the interesting facts that I have been providing, I thought about giving it all away for about a nanosecond, but then relented to the "let's see if there are more PJBali's out there looking to challenge the facts".

So, here goes!

Did you know that the life span of a taste bud is ten days?

Now you do!

Have a nice day :D

Ducks and Quacks

Keeping up the tradition of posts that contain interesting but ultimately useless facts and information, I have this to add:

A duck's quack does not echo!

I do not know who engages in this kind of scientific enquiry and the importance of knowing such information. Nevertheless, who am I to judge such endeavours?

Someone should update the questions on trivial pursuit because I am sure to be a legend in my own lifetime :D

Interesting Facts

Did you know that it is possible to lead a cow up a flight of stairs but it is not possible to lead a cow down a flight of stairs?