California police in the 1920s thought they had gotten the drop on a moonshiner. They raided what they thought was a still and found, instead, inventor Philo T. Farnsworth, working on something that was later to become television.
I Bet Ya Didn't Know
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The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze. The Mediterranean Sea is the world's largest sea.
The largest landlocked body of water in the world is the Caspian sea.
The giraffe has a black tongue that is 14 inches long and has no vocal cords. (Who is going to hear him up there anyways??)
Pierre Mouchon (1733-1797) of Geneva, Switzerland, memorized the entire French encyclopedia, 17 volumes comprising 18,000,000 words. (Let me guess, he was bored?)
The world’s first “McSki” opened in Sweden with "Ski-Thru" service. Skiers can ski up to the counter and order their favorite McDonald's sandwich without missing a beat on the mountain slopes.
The little "m's" on "M&M's"® Chocolate Candies weren't printed on the candies until 1950. They were originally printed in black, not white. It wasn't until 1954 that the "m's" became the color they are today.
The first Siamese cat in the United States is reported to have been a gift to President Rutherford B. Hayes. In the early 1900's, a Siamese could cost more than $1,000---quite a lot of money in those days.
A cuckoo clock was ordered removed from a polling place in Oss, the Netherlands, because its cuckoo sounded as if it were calling out the name of one of the candidates---Koekoek.
The cost of a college education has jumped about 70% over the last ten years--nearly three times the rate of inflation..1976 - private: $3,977, public: $1,936; today - private: $26,854, public: $10,636.
The Ansel Adams Wilderness is in California; it connects Yosemite to the John Muir Wilderness.
Americans ate 150 million hot dogs this July 4th.
For many years, the globe on the NBC Nightly News spun in the wrong direction. On January 2, 1984, NBC finally set the world spinning back in the proper direction.
While no part of Greece is more than 85 miles from the sea, its 3,000 or so islands together make up only about 20% of the country.
The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 1981 and continued until September 1983. It lasted for 978 days.
Llamas have three stomachs.
Although it's on the Mediterranean, Greece is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Greece joined NATO in 1952 and allowed the U.S.A. to set up military bases on its territory in 1953.
At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal.
What does an arctophile collect? Teddy Bears!
The Seven Deadly Sins are lust, pride, anger, envy, sloth, avarice, and gluttony.
66% of women ages 35 to 74 say that they aren't afraid of aging. 50% say they look forward to getting older and wiser.
Amelia Jenks Bloomer, a feminist leader of the 1850's helped popularize "bloomers," the billowing undergarments covered by a skirt.
Ithaca, Greece, is the home of Ulysses, hero of Homer's ODYSSEY. The largest Greek island is Crete, site of the ruins of Knossos.
What is the difference between the dolphin and a porpoise? The porpoise lacks the snout of a true dolphin.
The first sports trophy, a copper cup depicting 2 wrestlers, was found in Iraq in 1938 and is more than 4,700 years old.
Christopher M. Talbot (1803-1890) was famed in Britain as an orator, yet he served in Parliament for 60 years and made only one speech every 10 years.
Fashion in the U.S. during the late 1950s had interesting restrictions. Women's trousers usually had side fastenings, as front zippers for women were considered "naughty."
Actress Cheryl Ladd started her career as the singing voice of the character Melody on the 1970's cartoon Josie and the Pussycats.
It has been calculated that in the last 3,500 years, there has only been 230 years of total peace throughout the civilized world.
The colors of the rainbow: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
Vaudevillian Jack Norworth wrote "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in 1908 after seeing a sign on a bus advertising BASEBALL TODAY - POLO GROUNDS. Norworth and his friend Albert von Tilzer (who wrote the music) had never been to a baseball game before his song became a hit sing-along.
The Japanese national anthem is expressed in only four lines. The Greek anthem runs 158 verses.
If it hadn't been for Mary Anderson, driving in the rain might be a lot more treacherous. She invented windshield wipers in 1902.
Before he catapulted to fame, Bob Dylan was paid $50 in 1960 for playing the harmonica on a Harry Belafonte album.
William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut patented the coin-operated telephone in 1889.
Scotchgard was created by Patsy Sherman in 1956.
Kevlar, the material bulletproof vests are made of, was invented in 1971 by Stephanie Kwolek.
Mongolia is the largest landlocked country in the world.
There are 7 stars in the Big Dipper.
George E. Chamberlain (1854-1928) of Oregon is the only Democrat in history to be elected to the U.S. Senate by a Republican legislature.