Unusual Facts Thread

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 16, 2016 4:54 am

In 1968, the first interracial kiss on television took place on Star Trek.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:12 am

Spoons are a millennia older than forks

Post by **noreply66** » Wed May 18, 2016 5:04 am

It cost 20,000 dollars per game to broadcast the yellow line.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu May 19, 2016 5:10 am

It's impossible to hum while holding your nose

Post by **noreply66** » Fri May 20, 2016 5:04 am

Mount Olympus on Mars is the highest mountain in the solar system. It is 14 miles high and 388 miles wide.

TRENCHFOOT · Post by **TRENCHFOOT** » Fri May 20, 2016 7:35 am

noreply66 wrote:Mount Olympus on Mars is the highest mountain in the solar system. It is 14 miles high and 388 miles wide.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun May 22, 2016 8:05 am

Black pepper was once so valuable that it was used as currency.

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 23, 2016 4:59 am

Jennifer Sharpe holds the record for most girl scout cookies sold with 17,328 boxes totaling $14,000 in 2008.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed May 25, 2016 4:51 am

The average size of an American diamond engagement ring is 0.8 carats

Post by **noreply66** » Thu May 26, 2016 5:11 am

The term "brain freeze" was invented by 7-11 to explain the pain one feels when drinking a Slurpee too fast.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri May 27, 2016 5:14 am

Camels do not carry water in their humps.

Post by **noreply66** » Sat May 28, 2016 7:06 am

A Hershey's kiss contains 26 calories, which takes five minutes of walking or about four minutes of kissing to burn off.

Post by **noreply66** » Sun May 29, 2016 7:43 am

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 30, 2016 7:38 am

The strongest surface winds in the solar system are found on Neptune, where they have been measured at 1500 mph.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue May 31, 2016 5:00 am

Over 50% of the world's population lives within 60 miles from a sea coast.

Post by **Orange and Brown** » Tue May 31, 2016 7:30 pm

Interesting fact.......

If you get a job, you will earn money!

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Jun 01, 2016 5:04 am

In most of the world's language the word for mother begins with the letter 'm'.

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 4:51 am

It takes 75,000 crocus flowers to produce one pound of saffron-which is why it is the most expensive spice in the word.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:53 am

beer is mostly water so the type of water used to make it can make a big difference in the Taste

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:12 am

Each year the moon's orbit moves about one and a half inches farther away from earth.

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