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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 21, 2007 0:51:54 GMT -5
The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial. You may be aware that, engraved on that Memorial are the names of the 48 states in 1922, which was the year the Memorial was dedicated. There are engravings of 26 State names on front of the building, which appears on the note vignette. As a result, only 26 of the States appear on the note.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 21, 2007 1:10:58 GMT -5
Sex burns about 70-120 calories for a 130 pound woman, and 77 to 155 calories for a 170 pound man every hour.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 21, 2007 1:12:33 GMT -5
During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 22, 2007 19:33:52 GMT -5
The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.33 degrees Celsius). The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.44 degrees Celsius).
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 22, 2007 19:42:57 GMT -5
Half of a cup of figs will give you just as much calcium as half a cup of milk.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 23, 2007 20:20:34 GMT -5
The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches, (almost56cm).
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 23, 2007 20:47:48 GMT -5
Author Dr. Seuss wrote the book "Green Eggs and Ham" because the editor made him a bet that he could not write a book, which contained less than fifty words.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 24, 2007 18:32:07 GMT -5
Finland is also known as "the land of of the thousand lakes," because of the over 188,000 lakes found in this country.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 24, 2007 20:03:28 GMT -5
Roman emperors ate flamingo tongues which were considered a delicacy. Also parrotfish livers, and pheasant brains were feasted on.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 25, 2007 19:30:26 GMT -5
Everyday approximately 35 meters of hair fibre is produced on the scalp of an adult.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 27, 2007 3:16:14 GMT -5
Annually, approximately 46 millions Cokes, five million pounds of french fries, and seven million hamburgers are consumed at Walt Disney World Resort.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 27, 2007 3:48:04 GMT -5
Since its introduction in February 1935, more than two hundred million Monopoly board games have been sold worldwide.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 27, 2007 3:50:17 GMT -5
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 28, 2007 23:56:25 GMT -5
Quality standards for pasta were set in the 13th century by the Pope.
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Post by Paul Hogan on Jul 29, 2007 0:11:48 GMT -5
Thomas Jefferson had three achievements placed on his headstone at his request, "Here Was Buried Thomas Jefferson/Author Of The Declaration Of American Independence/Of The Statute Of Virginia For Religious Freedom/And Father Of The University of Virginia
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