What is a fact that some people might not know? Example inside.?

Question

The driest place on Earth is Antartica. Why? Figure it out. (Hint: It's like dry ice)

Awesome stuff! I'm not going to pick BEST ANSWER, I'm going to let the people decide which is most interesting!

Here's another interesting fact you might want to know:
The devil's/beast's number is NOT 666, it is 616!

You can get many interesting, but random facts in this book I bought yesterday, (it's what made me decide to post this question).

BOOK: The Book of General Ignorance

Keep 'em coming!

Answer 1

That the low fog and thick air in San Francisco is what helps the sourdough bread rise up to perfection and helps with the flavor.

Answer 2

Mine is a matter of hometown-pride:

The second-largest canyon in America is located 20 miles south of Amarillo. It is Palo Duro Canyon. It is roughly half a mile deep and 120 miles long and as much as 20 miles wide. It was carved out by the Prairie Dog Town fork of the Red River. Native Americans are known to have lived in the canyon as far back as 12,000 years ago. Many artifacts from the Native American inhabitants still exist today, and some remain in their original location.
The iconic Lighthouse formation is known around the world and serves as a symbol for the region.
In 1876, Charles Goodnight entered the canyon and opened the JA Ranch. At its peak, the ranch supported more than 100,000 head of cattle. Goodnight operated the ranch until 1890. Although only a fraction of its original size, the JA Ranch remains a working ranch today.
Today, Palo Duro State Park receives well over a half a million visitors annually, from all corners of the world.
Every Summer, from June- August, "TEXAS" a spectacular musical production is staged in the natural Amphitheater. "TEXAS" is known around the world and attracts many visitors who are marvelled by the amazing story of the settling of this most untamed land.
I urge you to find out more about this amazing gem of the Panhandle. Please checkout the Wikipedia article, not only on the canyon, but also on the Llano Estacado. It offers a fascinating glimpse into this sparsely populated region. =)

Answer 3

The saying "Rule of thumb" comes from a law that was actually not taken off the legal books here in the United States until 1953, and was established in the early 1800's; that indicated that a "Man could lawfully beat his wife, livestock or children with a stick or switch no thicker than the width of his thumb" TRUE.

Answer 4

Manhole covers are ROUND... ONLY... for a specific reason...WHY?

It's the ONLY shape that the lid does NOT FALL THROUGH the hole!!!

p.s. Antarctica is "the driest" NOT due to "dry ice," lack of "moisture" or whatnot... it is the driest place because it has the least precipitation ... precipitation includes SNOW as well as rain. Furthermore, since the air is so dry, the snow evaporates into the air... yes, snow can "evaporate" into very dry air...it happens ALL the time here in Wyoming!

Everyone is entitled to my opinion.

Answer 5

A Man Once Lost His Car In A Parking Garage For 2 Years.
The Tab

$3400

Answer 6

Most people do not know that it takes 20 years of energy to make a solar cell.

in other words: The energy to produce the heat to produce a solar cell is equal to the energy the solar cell will give off over 20 years. Most solar cells do not last 20 years.

So putting them on your roof is STUPID! You are actually producing more CO2 than your are eliminating.

This is a great question, I learned a lot.

Answer 7

•Animals that lay eggs dont have belly buttons.
•Slugs have four noses.
•Camels milk doesnt curdle.
•There are 1,000,000 ants to every human in the world.
•Frogs cant swallow with their eyes open.
•Teeth are the only part of the body that cant repair themselves.
•A quarter of the bones in your body are in you feet.
•Your tounge is the fastest healing part of your body.
•You can stop a sneeze by pressing your tounge to the roof of your mouth.
•There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
•The average persons left hans does 56% of the typing.
Bulletproof vests, Fire escapes, Laser printers and winshields were all invented by women.
•The smallest man ever wa Gul Mohammed of India, Who measured 1 foot, 10 inches.
•If you sneeze too hard you can fracture a rib. If you try not to sneeze you cant rupter a blood vessle in your head or neck and die.
•A catfish has more than 27,000 tastebuds.
•A snail can sleep for three years at a time.
•Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesnt wear any pants..=(awww..
•A full moon always rises at sunset.
•Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
•In the world more people are afraid of public speaking than Death.
•The most children born to one women is 69 in Russia! WOW!
•It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the worlds population is drunk.
•An ant can lift 50 times its own body weight.
•The average human body has enough phosphorousto make 2,200 match heads.
•A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
•A crocodile cant stick out its tongue.
•People dont get sick because of the weather, its from being inside more.
•An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.
•93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.
•A Connecticut Toy maker, Herobuilders, sells action figures of President George W. Bush, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, which are all major figures tied to the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks
•A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
•America's favorite Crayola crayon color is blue.
•Americans did not commonly use forks until after the Civil War.
•850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz. jar of peanut butter.
•Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

Well there is a few that you might not know!
=]

Answer 8

If you hold dry spaghetti by each end and snap it, it will break into 3 pieces every time. One of the pieces will be very small and fly away, so you have to watch for it. It doesn't work if you hold a lot of the spaghetti in your hands - just the ends.

Answer 9

In Antarctica there is no humidity, even though there may be snow and ice, moisture may not get into the air and give the humidity that people may think it is.

To give you another fact that people do not know: The sun is a star. Yes it is true, there are people out there who do not know that the sun is a star.

Answer 10

That the size of your foot is the same length as the distance between your wrist and where you arm bends. Also that the Sahara Desert is as big as the United States.