There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter.
The Honours of Scotland are the Crown, the Sceptre, and the Sword of State. They are emblems of kingly power when Scotland was a separate kingdom
Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969.
In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes.
The Indian epic poem the "Mahabhrata" is eight times longer than "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" combined.
Scarlett O' Hara, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind lead character, was originally given the name Pansy.
In trucking circles, a "bumper sticker" is a tailgater who is following another vehicle too closely.
Set in 175 acres of woodland in Yorkshire Dales, Britain's Lightwater Valley Theme Park has the longest roller coaster in the world, The Ultimate, as affirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records 2000.
There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo.
There are 3 main groups/shapes of pathogenic bacteria: cocci (round), bacilli (rod-shaped), and spirilla (coil-like).
The initials M.G. on the famous British-made automobile stand for "Morris Garage."
There are 42 dots on a pair of dice.
The kerosene fungus can live in jet fuel tanks. If there is a minute amount of water in the tank, the fungus can use the fuel as food.
Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.
There are 48 teaspoons in a cup: three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons to a cup.
The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card.
Since 1874 the mints of the United States have been making currency for foreign governments, whose combined orders have at times exceeded the volume of domestic requirements.
There are 640 acres in a square mile.
The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. The king of spades is King David, the king of clubs is Alexander the Great, the king of hearts is Charlemagne, and the king of diamonds is Julius Caesar.
Slime molds are half fungus and half bacteria. They live on the floor of South American rainforests and slither around like an animal in search of food while, like a plant, they scatter spores that will become more slime molds.
There are about 3,000 hot dog vendors in metropolitan New York.
The Leap-The-Dips roller coaster is the oldest roller coaster in the world. It is located within Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902, and replaced the Gravity Railroad which burned down in 1901. The Leap-The-Dips is the last known example in the United States of a side friction figure eight roller coaster. The roller coaster's configurations are 1,452 feet in length, 41 feet at the highest point, the largest dip is 9 feet, and the steepest dip descent is 25 degrees. The average ride time of Leap-The-Dips is 1 minute and the average speed is 10 miles per hour.
Some microbes cause diseases, but most are harmless and many are actually helpful. For example, some microbes help clean up oil spills.
There are more than 40,000 characters in Chinese script.
The LEGO company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark, in 1916. Today it has over 9,000 employees worldwide. The Danish words Leg and Godt were put together to make "LEGO." Later, it was discovered that in Latin, the term "Lego" means "I put together" or "I assemble."
Some Persian rugs may last as long as 500 years before wearing out.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
The little bits of paper left over when holes are punched in data cards or tape are called "chad."
Some toothpaste and makeup contain crushed volcanic stone.
There are odor technicians in the perfume trade with the olfactory skill to distinguish 20,000 odors at 20 levels of intensity.
"The Whole Nine Yards"..is from WW2..when an fighter pilot released all his ammo in the one burst.But Darin i know youve got a spare clip somewhere....as ever take care ...Davey
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