Odd Trivia Facts

What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS, from every other TV show?
-- No theme song/music.

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
-- Their birthplace. This is propinquity.

Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
-- Obsession

More women do this in the bathroom than men.
-- Wash their hands. Women ~ 80% Men ~ 55%

What do 100% of all lottery winners do?
-- Gain weight.

In a recent survey, Americans revealed that this was their favorite smell.
-- Banana

If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
-- One thousand

What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
-- All invented by women.

Married men revealed that they do this twice as often as single men.
-- Change their underwear.

This is the only food that doesn't spoil.
-- Honey

There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year.
-- Father's Day

What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is most ironic?
-- He was allergic to carrots.

40% of all people who come to a party in your home do this?
-- Snoop in your medicine cabinet.

3.9% of all women surveyed say they never do this.
-- Wear underwear.

What common everyday occurrence is composed of 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen and 9% dioxide?
-- The result of passing "wind," shall we say...

About 1/3 of all Americans say they do this while sitting?
-- Flush the toilet.

What person, not a "Seinfeld" regular cast member, is featured on every episode of "Seinfeld"?
-- Superman, either by name or pictures on Jerry's refrigerator.

Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

Thirty-Five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: MARLBORO, COCA-COLA, and BUDWEISER, in that order.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs. . .but not downstairs.

Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver,and purple.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." ( thus the name of the Don McLean song)

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "To get fired."

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like its kissing the conveyor belt.

An Ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have ¤1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl.

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.

The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" movie was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.

Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones and vice-president AL Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.

The fingerprints of Koala Bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

A sick pig rarely curls it's tail.

A woodpeckers tongue is long enough to wrap it around his head 2 times.

Ants prefer not to walk through baby powder.

Snakes can't blink.

A Rat can tread water for 3 days.

A Snail takes 33 hours to crawl 1 mile.

The bigger the naval, the sweeter the orange.

The dot over the lower case i is called a Tittle.

In an average lifetime the human heart circulates 55 million gallons of blood.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

It is illegal in the state of Kentucky to marry your wife's grandmother.

If a frog's mouth is held open too long the frog will suffocate.

Kokomo Indiana is the home of canned tomato juice.

Peanuts are used in the manufacture of dynamite.

In an average lifetime the average American receives 31 prank phone calls.

Most American car horns honk in the key of F.

At the first Thanksgiving dinner Lobster was one of the main entrees.

No word in the English Language rhymes with month.

Worcestershire Sauce is basically an Anchovy Ketchup.

The ashes of an average cremated person weighs 9 lbs.