Fast Facts
September 17, 2007
100 million people go bowling at least once a year. Two-thirds of them are from the United States.
The first civilian to own a Humvee was Arnold Schwarzenegger.
There are more laws concerning animals than children on film sets.
It’s a rare event when a hen produces an egg with double yolk and there are occasional eggs that have no yolk at all.
Coca-Cola once had drug derivatives and 7 UP was made with lithium.
The only dog breed recognized in the King James Version of the Bible is a greyhound.
The color of the Golden Gate Bridge is known as International Orange.
Thirteen percent of Scotland’s population has red hair, making it the nation with the largest percentage of redheads.
In terms of motor oil , the “”W”” in 10W/30 stands for winter – not weight.
The name Yahtzee came from a Canadian couple who played the game on their yacht.
The estimated worth of an Oscar statuette is $150.
Kangaroos have a difficult time moving backward because of their long tails and the shape of their legs.
Chicago has more skyscrapers over 1,000 feet than any other U.S. city.
Mike Brady from “”The Brady Bunch”” was an architect.
The most eastern point of North America is farther east than the most western point of Africa.
Batteries were first manufactured to power telephones.
In 1995, Patrick Combs deposited a sample check for $95,000 at an ATM. The bank credited him the money and didn’t realize their mistake for more than a month. Patrick did return the money.
It took 45 weather balloons filled with helium to lift Larry Walters and his lawn chair 15,000 feet into the Los Angeles sky.
It takes less energy for a person to travel one mile by air than one mile by car.
