useless trivia

[BonoFox1]

Ok so Im bored

--Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot.

--Great Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps, so theirs are the only stamps in the world not to bear the name of the country of origin. (And the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher).

--Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957, the same day that "Leave it to Beaver" debuted.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Taft was the last President with facial hair.

--The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

--The day after October 4, 1582 was October 15, 1582.

 

[BonoFox1]

--The names of the three monkeys are Mizaru (see no evil), Kikazaru (hear no evil), and Iwazaru (speak no evil).

--Dashing horses kicking up mud (among other things), splashing the passengers riding behind them, led to the invention of the dashboard, a term which survives today.

--The US purchased Alaska from Russia for approximately 2 cents an acre.

 

[BonoFox1]

--University of Florida football team, the Gators, first tested Gatorade.

--The Greek word "gymnasium" means "to exercise naked". In Ancient Greece, gymnasts wore no clothes. "oh really"

--The ghosts in Pac-Man are named Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde. I knew this one

 

[phillyfan26]

Instant Karma is a song by John Lennon.

Willem Dafoe's first name is not William.

The Phillies are up 3-0 against Colorado with no one out, a 1-1 count, and a runner on first. Jamey Carroll is facing Jamie Moyer currently.

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[BonoFox1]

--The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

--Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street share the same names as Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in "Its A Wonderful Life".

--Mapmaking is older than writing.

 

[BonoFox1]

Instant Karma is a song by John Lennon.

Willem Dafoe's first name is not William.

The Phillies are up 3-0 against Colorado with no one out, a 1-1 count, and a runner on first. Jamey Carroll is facing Jamie Moyer currently.

Similar Threads: Little U2 Trivia Game on AOL; Jim Carrey trivia.; 1,2,3,4,5,6 Trivia!

Carek1230 had the last post in 2 of those three threads.

There are 97 available smilies on Interference.

Useless!!!

 

[BonoFox1]

--A peanut is a legume, not nut.

--Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.

--Honey is the only food that cannot spoil.

 

[phillyfan26]

"phillyfan26" is the username of a 16-year old Interference member currently residing in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was the second novel in a series of seven describing the trials and errors of a young wizard who lived.

Jim Halpert is a fictional character portrayed by John Krasinski in the US version of "The Office."

 

[BonoFox1]

--A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

--dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

--Michael Jordan shaves his head on Tuesdays and Fridays.

 

[phillyfan26]

--Michael Jordan shaves his head on Tuesdays and Fridays.

But Pedro Cerrano shaves his head EVERYDAY.

He leads the Majors in total baldness.

 

[BonoFox1]

--If done perfectly, any Rubik's Cube combination can be solved in 17 turns.

--The tip of a whip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The "crack" of a whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

--Mr. (Fred) Rogers was an ordained minister.

 

[BonoFox1]

But Pedro Cerrano shaves his head EVERYDAY.

He leads the Majors in total baldness.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Powdered non-dairy creamer is flammable (trust me on this).

--Raindrops are not tear-drop shaped. They are rounded at the top and flat on the bottom.

--There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

 

[BonoFox1]

--In a deck of cards, the King of Hearts (AKA the suicide King) appears to be sticking his sword through his head.

--The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle and to trap the sediments in the wine.

--Starting with the number one, you would have to count to one thousand to use the letter "A".

 

[BonoFox1]

--When George Washington was elected President, there was a King in France, a Tsarina in Russia, an Emperor in China, and a Shogun in Japan.

--Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past royalty. This custom has evolved into the modern military salute.

 

[phillyfan26]

U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland.

 

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But Pedro Cerrano shaves his head EVERYDAY.

He leads the Majors in total baldness.

And badassness.

Abe Lincoln had a secretary named Monroe, and, I live near Lincoln Park. Eerie. Well, Michigan, really, if you want to know which Great Lake I live closest to. Cos, that's trivial.

The phrase "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" comes from part of St. Peter's cathedral's estate being reappropriated to help refurbish St. Paul's cathedral. I think.

Bookkeeper is the only word in the English language to feature back-to-back-to-back sets of double letters.

The Indianapolis Colts are the first NFL team that plays it's home games in a dome to win the Super Bowl.

Uberbeaver is wanted in 14 states for crimes ranging from kidnapping to drug trafficking.

 

[BonoFox1]

--The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

--A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

--Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

 

[BonoFox1]

--More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

--Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

--Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

 

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Here:

http://www.qsl.net/w5www/trivia.html

 

[BonoFox1]

Here:

http://www.qsl.net/w5www/trivia.html

heh, heh, I found that one too

 

[BonoFox1]

--If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

--A snail can sleep for 3 years.

--Most lipstick contains fish scales!.

 

[BonoFox1]

--The model ape used in the 1933 movie ' King Kong ' was 18 inches tall.

--The Eskimo language has over twenty words to describe different kinds of snow.

--Donald Duck lives at 1313 Webfoot Walk, Duckburg, Calisota.

 

[BonoFox1]

Uberbeaver is wanted in 14 states for crimes ranging from kidnapping to drug trafficking.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Foghorn Leghorn's favourite song is ' Camptown Races '.

--Bilbo and Frodo (from 'Lord of the Rings') share the same birthday, September 22.

--James Bond smokes 'Morland Balkan' cigarettes.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Miss Piggy's measurements are 27-20-32.

--Pope Paul IV, who was elected on 23 May 1555, was so outraged when he saw the naked bodies on the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel that he ordered Michelangelo to paint garments on to them.

--Daffy Duck made his debut in 1937 in ' Porky's Duck Hunt '.

 

[BonoFox1]

--John Lennon's middle name was Winston.

--The 'Mona Lisa' was once brought by Francis I of France in 1517 to hang in a bathroom.

--'Cocksucker Blues' was a 1976 film about The Rolling Stones.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Over two hundred different languages are spoken throughout the Soviet Union.

--The 'Over the rainbow' scene from 'The Wizard of Oz' was originally cut from the film because it was 'slow' and added nothing to the plot. It was added again at the last moment.

--Betty Grable's legs were insured for one million dollars.

 

[BonoFox1]

--Before Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat was the most popular cartoon character.

--Salvador Dali once arrived to an art exhibition in a limousine filled with turnips.

--The B'52's, were named after a Fifties Hairdo.