FastFacts
October 11, 2006
- Orchids are grown from seeds so small it would take 30,000 to weigh as much as one grain of wheat.
Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west.
Koalas are marsupials, not bears. They also have no tail or eyelids.
It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar with her role in “”Midnight Cowboy.”” Her entire role lasted only six minutes.
A cockroach’s favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps.
Trivial Pursuit was invented by Canadians Scott Abbott and Chris Haney. They didn’t want to pay the price for Scrabble, so they made up their own game.
“”Peanuts”” is the world’s most-read comic strip.
The word “”mafia”” was purposely omitted from the “”Godfather”” screenplay.
It is impossible to get water out of a rimless tire.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
