Friday, January 18, 2013

Interesting Factss - Part 2



-The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
-Coca-Cola was originally green.
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-First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

-The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".

-If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

-The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

-The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

-"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

-"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

-"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.



-Pearls melt in vinegar

-Peanuts are used in the manufacture of dynamite.

-Easter Sunday is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. (the first day of Spring)

-Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. It is also the only state whose name is one syllable.

-The space between the 2 front teeth is called a Diastima.

-Alexander the Great was an epileptic.

-The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as philtrums.

-The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

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