Fast Facts
August 22, 2006
- One hundred sixty cars can drive side-by-side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world’s widest road.
A single share of Coca-Cola stock purchased in 1919, when the company went public, would have been worth $92,500 in 1997.
Each year, 56 million people go to Major League baseball games.
A device invented as a primitive steam engine by the Greek engineer Hero, about the time of the birth of Christ, is used today as a rotating lawn sprinkler.
A baby baleen whale depends on its mother’s milk diet for at least six months.
A car is stolen every 30 seconds in the United States.
During your lifetime, you will eat 60,000 pounds of food – the weight of six elephants.
George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
Wilma Flintstone’s maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble’s was Betty Jean McBricker.
The words assassination and bump were invented by Shakespeare.
A flush toilet exists today that dates back to 2000 B.C.
In 1976, a Los Angeles secretary named Jannene Swift officially married a 50-pound rock. The ceremony was witnessed by more than 20 people.
Before the 1800s, there were no separately designed shoes for right and left feet.
In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of London was burned down, but only six people were injured.
