Telephone area codes were originally assigned based on population density. Because it took longer to dial 0 (remember rotary phones), the areas with lower populations, thus getting fewer calls, have a 0 in the middle. Larger, more frequently called areas have 1 in the middle.
Examples: Connecticut (203), Rhode Island (401), New York City (212), Los Angeles (213), Chicago (312)
2006-07-23 08:46:00
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answered by Anonymous
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Flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
2006-07-24 05:20:20
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answer #2
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answered by Mooch 2
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10 out of 10 divorce's start with a marriage, top fact!
2006-07-23 15:43:35
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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I like your question. It allows people to come up with the most surprising trivia you could imagine.
Mine is :- Did you know that the most northerly tip of Southern Ireland is further north than the most northerly tip of Northern Ireland!
2006-07-23 16:15:20
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answer #4
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answered by brainyandy 6
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Most human beings would rather endure a divorce than speak in front of a crowd.
2006-07-23 15:40:44
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answer #5
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answered by Alexander Shannon 5
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9 out of 10 marriages end in divorce
2006-07-23 15:39:16
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answer #6
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answered by spasticmonkey 3
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Grimsby's football team play in Cleethorpes not Grimsby
2006-07-23 15:47:29
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answer #7
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answered by Raych C 2
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Nastiest mayo spoken in a Gourdie accent sounds like "I am Satan" backwards. Just thought it was weird that anyone would physically investigate that, but they have.
2006-07-23 15:40:38
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answer #8
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answered by Aloofly Goofy 6
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Did you know that a Cardinal bird can hear a worm from a mile away?
2006-07-23 16:21:18
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answer #9
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answered by Anonymous
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The capital of England is E.
2006-07-23 15:42:22
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answer #10
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answered by Jim 4
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