Random Facts

[Pip]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "....and Fifty Shades of Grey is now the best selling book of all time in Great Britain."

Oh dear. My homeland has gone to pieces since I left..... What's to become of us?

[LaLaLa Laura]

in no, pippa! its like scarlet O'Hara mourning the south after the war :s

[LaLaLa Laura]

Toilet paper was invented in China in the late
1300s. It was for emperors only.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

The empress must have been pissed!

[LaLaLa Laura]

hahahaha!!! pun intended!!!

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "hahahaha!!! pun intended!!!"

You know it! :)

[LaLaLa Laura]

Literally some "food" for thought.

Did you know September is: National Chicken Month, National Rice Month, and National Potato Month ? yummyyyy

[Pip]

Mmmmmmmmm......Staaaaaaaaarch!!!

[LaLaLa Laura]

Did you know Today is Sunday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2013. There are 121 days left in the year.

[LaLaLa Laura]

Louisa May Alcott's working title for Little Woman was "The Pathetic Family "

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

LOL!

[LaLaLa Laura]

A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

[Pip]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away."

I know!! I've heard them while camping in Zimbabwe... We were on an island in the middle of the Zambesi, which apparently is fairly safe lion-wise because they're not very good swimmers. Cros and hippos, now.....

[LaLaLa Laura]

if you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies,
you have $1.19. You also have the largest
amount of money in coins without being able to
make change for a dollar.

[Pip]

Explain your foreign money, please!!

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

1.19 USD = .76 GBP

Quarters are worth 1/4 of a USD.
Dimes are worth 1/10 of a USD.
Pennies are 1/100 of a USD.

Does that help, Pip?

[LaLaLa Laura]

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

[Pip]

Jen ƸӜƷ wrote: "1.19 USD = .76 GBP

Quarters are worth 1/4 of a USD.
Dimes are worth 1/10 of a USD.
Pennies are 1/100 of a USD.

Does that help, Pip?"

Thanks Jen! So pennies are cents?

[Pip]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "Odontophobia is the fear of teeth."

Oooohhhh.... there's a lot of odontophobia in Dombey and Son due to the main villain having a particularly sharp and shiny set!

[Pip]

The actor who was the original voice of Tigger also patented the first artificial heart and the disposable razor.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Pip wrote: "Jen ƸӜƷ wrote: "1.19 USD = .76 GBP

Quarters are worth 1/4 of a USD.
Dimes are worth 1/10 of a USD.
Pennies are 1/100 of a USD.

Does that help, Pip?"

Thanks Jen! So pennies are cents?"

Yes 1 cent :)

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Pip wrote: "The actor who was the original voice of Tigger also patented the first artificial heart and the disposable razor."

Very interesting!

[LaLaLa Laura]

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the
number of varieties of pickles the company once
had

[LaLaLa Laura]

Sui Generis: being the only example of
its kind, unique; Mr. Bill Tandy generated
his sui generis theory based on little
research and more hypothesis, thus finding
no takers for his pet project.

[Nancy from NJ]

John Kerry's wife is the principal owner of Heinz's.

[LaLaLa Laura]

President Kennedy was the fastest random
speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words
per minute.

[Jessica]

In honor of the upcoming, Banned Books week....
DId you know that Looking for Alaska has been banned as well as Thirteen Reasons Why? Nothing lights my butt on fire more than books being banned. GRRRRR ><

[LaLaLa Laura]

Jessica wrote: "In honor of the upcoming, Banned Books week....
DId you know that Looking for Alaska has been banned as well as Thirteen Reasons Why? Nothing lights my butt on fire more than books being banned. G..."

LOL! I like that phrase, nothing lights my butt on fire! :)

[Jessica]

It's a fun one. I have the south and my grandmother to thank for that. :D

[LaLaLa Laura]

Mickey Mouse has more than 290 outfits ,
from a scuba suit to a lighted tuxedo .
Minnie? She has more than 200 , from
cheerleading attire to evening gowns

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

What makes an animal a talking animal in Disney films is whether they're wearing clothes. For example, Pluto doesn't wear clothes so he doesn't talk, Goofy wears clothes so he talks.

[LaLaLa Laura]

true Jen. I didn't realize that

[Samantha]

Jessica wrote: "In honor of the upcoming, Banned Books week....
DId you know that Looking for Alaska has been banned as well as Thirteen Reasons Why? Nothing lights my butt on fire more than books being banned. G..."

I heard about Thirteen Reasons Why being banned, but I didn't know Looking for Alaska was banned! I hate it when books are banned.

[LaLaLa Laura]

Happy Friday the 13th

did u know

Lizzy Borden uttered a total of 13 words at
her trial.
*

[LaLaLa Laura]

Five of the 12 movies in the Friday the
13th franchise have been released on Friday
the 13th, including the 2009 remake.

[LaLaLa Laura]

Ever wondered why a baker's dozen
consists of 13? The story goes that a witch in
New York used to demand 13 items whenever
she visited a particular bakery. When the baker
could not afford the extra item one time, the
witch supposedly cursed the baker and he
suffered horrible luck. It wasn't until he
brought the witch another 13 rolls that things
changed and he apparently broke the curse.
The custom is still sometimes practiced today.

[LaLaLa Laura]

The dark side of the moon is a myth:
In reality both sides of the Moon see the same
amount of Sun however only one side of the
Moon is ever seen from Earth this is because the
Moon rotates around on its own axis in exactly
the same time it takes to orbit the Earth,
meaning the same side is always facing the
Earth.

[LaLaLa Laura]

The Moon has no atmosphere:
This means that the surface of the Moon is
unprotected from cosmic rays, meteorites and
solar winds, and has huge temperature
variations. The lack of atmosphere means no
sound can be heard on the Moon, and the sky
always appears black.

[LaLaLa Laura]

The Moon will be visited by man in the near
future:
NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon to
set up a permanent space station. Mankind may
once again walk on the moon in 2019, if all goes
according to plan.

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "Ever wondered why a baker's dozen
consists of 13? The story goes that a witch in
New York used to demand 13 items whenever
she visited a particular bakery. When the baker
could not afford the extra..."

Hocus Pocus!

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th

Friggatriskaidekaphobia is another word for the fear of Friday the 13th

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Weird facts on 13:

On the US $1 bill there are:-
13 levels of the pyramid
13 stars
13 arrows
13 stripes
13 leaves
13 olives

Originally there were 13 colonies of the USA.

The American flag has 13 horizontal stripes, 6 white and 7 red.

The Great Seal of the United States has:
13 stars
13 arrows
13 berries
13 stripes
13 leaves

It also has two phrases on it:
Annuit Coeptis = 13 letters
and Pluribus Unum = 13 letters

The 13th President of the United States of America was Millard Fillmore 1850 – 1853.

In the Nation's Capitol the father of "ONE nation under God," George Washington, is memorialized in the rotunda ceiling on a mural entitled, The Apophiosis of Washington. The mural pictures the nation’s first father surrounded by 13 maidens.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865 (1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 5 = 13), and adopted on December 6, 1865. On December 18, Secretary of State William H. Seward, in a proclamation, declared it to have been adopted. It was the first of the Reconstruction Amendments.

George W. Bush is apparently the 13th cousin of Queen Elizabeth, and is a 13th cousin once removed to Prince Charles, the heir to the throne. His family tree charts his descent from Henry III and Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor. It also says he is a descendent of Charles II of England. It should also be noted that he became America's 43rd President on December 13th 2000 when Gore conceded.

The Metro building - has 1313 in its original Chicago address, and was actually known as thirteen-thirteen! It has been moved to a new addressbut still holds the 1313 tag. Apparently the facade of the current building is constructed of 13 arches!

The Masonic cornerstone laying for the White House which was the first public building built in Washington D.C. was on October 13th 1792, according to a letter from a gentleman in a Charleston newspaper.

Charles Manson who led a commune called the Manson Family who was convicted of Murder and Conspiracy in the Tate / LaBianca murders was held in a special jail cell on the 13th floor of the courthouse in the early 1970's.

G8 = [G] 7 + 8 = 78 = 6 x 13

Taylor Swift believes she has a weird connection with the number 13. Not only is it the day she was born on in December 1989, but over the years it has become so much more. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 song had a 13-second intro," she said. "Every time I've won an award I've been seated in the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter."

[LaLaLa Laura]

wow! that's a "Buffet" for thought!

[Jessica]

My husband was born I July on Friday the 13th. Explains a lot. :P

[LaLaLa Laura]

Jessica wrote: "My husband was born I July on Friday the 13th. Explains a lot. :P"


Awww!! That's cool! I bet number 13 is your hubby's lucky number! :D

[LaLaLa Laura]

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the
equivalent of 5 times around the equator..

[Ashleigh (tiger_reads)]

LaLaLa Laura wrote: "In the average lifetime, a person will walk the
equivalent of 5 times around the equator.."

And they say we don't do enough exercise these days! :P

[LaLaLa Laura]

bahahaaaa!!!

[Craig]

Did you know Benjamin Franklin wrote for the New England Courant under the name Mrs. Dogood?

[Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ]

Craig wrote: "Did you know Benjamin Franklin wrote for the New England Courant under the name Mrs. Dogood?"

Interesting!