Monday, May 12, 2014

Frequently Asked Questions

Random Facts.... be careful, you may learn something!



**The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
**The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
**1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.
**There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long. Can you name them? (eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, & gum).
**A skunk's odor can be detected by a human a mile away.
**The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.I don't know what it is called when you change the whole sentence to avoid using a word!
**The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache. The suit of hearts represented the church in the middle ages.
**Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry. 
**If you had enough water to fill one million goldfish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.  A goldfish will continue to grow in proportion to its environment!
**Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

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