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Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. The YKK on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer. Half the world exists on a basic diet of rice. The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit at El Azizia, Lybia, on September 13, 1922. The only creatures that have hymens are humans and horses. Only full-grown male crickets can chirp. A.A.A., the American Auto Association, has more members than any other organization in the U.S. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, also set a world water-speed record of over 70 miles an hour at the age of 72. Tens of thousands of Ugandans reported that they had seen and heard a talking tortoise in 1978. The formula for cold cream has hardly changed at all in the 1,700 years since it was originally made by the Roman physician Galen. By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with vari-colored yolks. African witch doctors only send their patients a bill if they expect them to live. At 840,000 square miles, Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is three times the size of Texas. By comparison, Iceland is only 39,800 square miles. The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long. Eskimos don't gamble. The first modern Olympiad was held in Athens in 1896. 484 contestants from 13 nations participated. Louis the XIV had fourteen personal wigmakers and 1,000 wigs. The Hollywood sign was first erected in 1923. Conceived as a real estate ad, it originally read Hollywoodland. The sign stands 50 feet tall, stretches 450 feet across, weighs 450,000 pounds. Jayne Mansfield decorated her 'Pink Palace' by writing to 1,500 furniture and building suppliers and asking for free samples. She told the donors they could then brag that their goods were in her outlandish mansion. The pitch worked, and Jayne received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise. Of the 2200 persons quoted in the current edition of 'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations,' only 164 are women. In 1956, the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay went to 'The Red Balloon' which contained no dialogue. Wild Bill Hickok was killed playing poker, holding two pairs - aces and eights, which has become known as 'Dead Man's Hand.' The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. In Albania nodding the head means 'no' and shaking the head means 'yes'. The left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart. |
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