by 2 Cylivers
- All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.
- On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
- If she were life size, Barbie's measurements are: 39-23-33.
- No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
- "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
- All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
- Almonds are members of the peach family.
- Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
- Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
- There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
- The longest place-name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokai-wenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
- Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."
- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
- In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10:35.
- Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
Comments
- dlee, Jun 16, 2008 at 05:57 PM PDT said:
Wow! The NZ place name is so freaking long!
