Fast Facts

October 4, 2007

St. John’s Wood is the only station of the London Underground that does not contain any letters in the word “”mackerel.””

If you start spelling out numbers, you would have to wait until you got to “”one thousand”” before you found one with the letter “”a”” in it.

The seven virtues are justice, fortitude, prudence, temperance, faith, hope and charity.

The only novel to top the bestseller’s list for two consecutive years – 1972 and 1973 – was Richard Bach’s “”Jonathan Livingston Seagull.””

The discus throw is the only track and field event for which a world record has never been set in Olympic competition.

Woodrow Wilson is the most recent president portrayed on a paper bill.

Singapore is the only country in the world with only one train station.

A group of unicorns is called a blessing.

No word in the English language rhymes with “”month,”” “”orange,”” “”silver”” or “”purple.””

Some Malaysians protect their babies from disease by bathing them in beer.

A hailstone containing a carp once fell in Essen, Germany.

King James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 because he said it distracted men from archery practice needed for national defense.

Sixteen years and two months is the average age for the loss of female virginity in the United States.

Twelve percent of people start their Christmas shopping with the January sales.

In Venice, Italy, all gondolas must be painted black unless they belong to a senior official.

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