A facinating fact or something....
2006-11-21 21:40:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The 1st singing radio commercial was for Interwoven Socks.
In 1919, it was possible to go from Portland Maine to Washington DC entirely by streetcar... (with many transfers)
Wilma Flintstones maiden name was Slaghoople
The actress who commited suicide by jumping off the Hollywood sign in the 30s, name was Peg Entwhistle.
She was depressed because she had no job offers.
The night she died, the studios were trying to contact her with an offer to play a woman who commits suicide.
2006-11-21 21:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Chris C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That the word trivia comes from the fact that in the roman empire when three roads met a notice board was posted with the latest news of the empire. Three=tri road or way=via therefore trivia the information found on these boards which was in fact useful information
2006-11-22 01:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atoms last forever, almost, apart from Hydrogen all the rest of the atoms in your body were made inside a Sun.
YOU ARE STARDUST
This statement is essentially true unlike some "facts" here like a ducks quack has no echo .......which is complete Bull. Trivia should be accurate or its just words.
2006-11-21 22:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant fold a peice of paper more than 9 times! (i know you will try it)
A group of 12 or more cows is called a flink.
A ducks quack had no echo.
The lining of of your digestive system is shed every three days (gross).
I could go on all day!
2006-11-21 21:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by bez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system.Adults need to realize this and learn to laugh more about their lives and laugh more about the worlld.
2006-11-21 21:45:38 · answer #5 · answered by Albertan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hailey's Comet (sp?) was in sight both when Mark Twain were born and when he died.
Eating an apple in the morning gives you more of a boost than coffee.
If you floss three or more times a week you can lengthen your life.
2006-11-22 01:12:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name a capital city that is an anagram of the former capital.
Tokyo and Kyoto
Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil
2006-11-21 21:54:44 · answer #7 · answered by Graeme T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Fire Ant weighs 5milligrams and can carry 20times that weight.
It would take 2,250 Fire Ants to carry a Granny Smith Apple.
60,000 Fire Ants are needed to carry a regular Granny.
2006-11-21 21:53:29 · answer #8 · answered by fojo81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The human stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
Interesting and disturbing all in one.
2006-11-21 21:56:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you surround a scorpion with fire it will sting itself to death
to the guy above me- a ducks quack does indeed not have an echo- you should check your facts before you discount what other people say- contrary to your beliefs you do not know everything.
A wise man once said that to be truly wise you must first realise how little you know
2006-11-21 23:27:17 · answer #10 · answered by billy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋