Fast Facts
November 29, 2006
- If today is your birthday, you will have had about 1,460 dreams since your last birthday.
A dragonfly has a life span of four to seven weeks.
On “”Gilligan’s Island,”” the professor’s real name was Roy Hinkley, Mary Ann’s last name was Summers, and Mrs. Howell’s maiden name was Wentworth.
Mr. Spock was second in command of the Starship Enterprise. His blood type was T-negative.
Ulysses S. Grant had the boyhood nickname “”Useless.””
The first thing Queen Victoria did after her coronation was to remove her bed from her mother’s room.
As a child, Jodie Foster appeared in Coppertone commercials.
Corduroy comes from the French cord du roi or “”cloth of the king.””
Coca-Cola was first served at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886 for only 5 cents a glass. The formula for Coca-Cola was created by pharmacist John Pemberton. Only two people in the world know the secret recipe for Coca-Cola.
The fat molecules in goat’s milk are five times smaller than those found in cow’s milk.
There is a place in Norway called Hell.
Harvard uses Yale brand locks on their buildings; Yale uses Best brand.
St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.
