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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2007, 11:44:28 pm »
In 1903, there were originally only eight Crayola crayons in a box and they sold for five cents.

Today, Crayola sells crayons in boxes of up to 120 crayons.
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2007, 11:45:41 pm »
Americans are said to use the most toilet paper per trip to the bathroom, which was seven sheets of toilet paper per trip.
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2007, 11:47:45 pm »
Maine is the toothpick capital of the world.
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #33 on: August 18, 2007, 12:05:43 am »
Great Thread!   ;D  Maine is also the only state that is one syllable!
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #34 on: August 18, 2007, 12:08:18 am »
February 1865 & February 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon.  Oh no :o  no Full Moon Chat   ::)
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #35 on: August 18, 2007, 12:42:08 am »
Did you know there are 293 different ways to make change for a dollar?

HD=Half Dollar,   D=Dime,   N=Nickle,   Q=Quarter,   P=Penny

1 dollar coin
 
2 half dollars

1 HD 1Q 2D IN

1 HD 1Q 2D 5P

1 HD 1Q 1D 3N
 
1 HD 1Q 1D 2N 5P

1 HD 1Q 1D 1N 10P
 
1 HD 1Q 1D 15P

1 HD 1Q 5N

1 HD 1Q 4N 5P

1 HD 1Q 3N 10P

1 HD 1Q 2N 15P

1 HD 1Q 1N 20 P

1 HD 1Q 25P

1 HD 5D

1 HD 4D 2N

1HD 4D 1N 5P

1 HD 4D 10P

1 HD 3D 4N

1 HD 3D 3N 5P

1 HD 3D 2N 10P

1 HD 3D 1N 15P

1 HD 3D 20P

1 HD 2D 6N

1 HD 2D 5N 5P

1 HD 2D 4N 10P

1 HD 2D 3N 15P

1 HD 2D 2N 20P

1 HD 2D 1N 25P

1 HD 2D 30P

1 HD 1D 8N

1 HD 1D 7N 5P

1 HD 1D 6N 10P

1 HD 1D 5N 15P

1 HD 1D 4N 20P

1 HD 1D 3N 25 P

1 HD 1D 2N 30 P

1 HD 1D 1N 35P

1 HD 1D 40P

1 HD 10N

1 HD 9N 5P

1 HD 8N 10P

1 HD 7N 15 P

1 HD 6N 20P

1 HD 5N 25P

1 HD 4N 30P

1HD 3N 35P

1 HD 2N 40P

1 HD 1N 45P

1 HD 50P

4Q

3Q 2D 1N

3Q 2D 5P

3Q 1D 3N

3Q 1D 2N 5P

3Q 1D 1N 10P

3Q 1D 15P

3Q 5N

3Q 4N 5P

3Q 3N 10P

3Q 2N 15P

3Q 1N 20 P

3Q 25P

2Q 5D

2Q 4D 2N

2Q 4D 1N 5P

2Q 4D 10P

2Q 3D 4N

2Q 3D 3N 5 P

2Q 3D 2N 10P

2Q 3D 1N 15P

2Q 3D 20P

2Q 2D 6N

2Q 2D 5N 5P

2Q 2D 4N 10 P

2Q 2D 3N 15P

2Q 2D 2N 20P

2Q 2D 1N 25P

2Q 2D 30P

2Q 1D 8N

2Q 1D 7N 5P

2Q 1D 6N 10P

2Q 1D 5N 15P

2Q 1D 4N 20P

2Q 1D 3N 25P

2Q 1D 2N 30P

2Q 1D 1N 35P

2Q 1D 40P

2Q 50P

2Q 10N

2Q 9N 5P

2Q 8N 10P

2Q 7N 15P

2Q 6N 20P

2Q 5N 25P

2Q 4N 30P

2Q 3N 35P

2Q 2N 40P

2Q 1N 45P

1Q 7D 1N

1Q 7D 5P

1Q 6D 3N

1Q 6D 2N 5P

1Q 6D 1N 10P

1Q 6D 15P

1Q 5D 5N

1Q 5D 4N 5P

1Q 5D 3N 10P

1Q 5D 2N 15P

1Q 5D 1N 20P

1Q 5D 25P

1Q 4D 7N

1Q 4D 6N 5P

1Q 4D 5N 15P

1Q 4D 4N 20P

1Q 4D 3N 25P

1Q 4D 2N 30P

1Q 4D 1N 35P

1Q 4D 40P

1Q 3D 9N

1Q 3D 8N 5P

Q 3D 7N 10P

1Q 3D 6N 15P

1Q 3D 5N 20P

1Q 3D 4N 25P

1Q 3D 3N 30P

1Q 3D 2N 35P

1Q 3D 1N 40P

1Q 3D 45P

1Q 2D 11N

1Q 2D 10N 5P

1Q 2D 9N 10P

1Q 2D 8N 15P

1Q 2D 7N 20 P

1Q 2D 6N 25P

1Q 2D 5N 30P

1Q 2D 4N 35P

1Q 2D 3N 40P

1Q 2D 2N 45P

1Q 2D 1N 50P

1Q 2D 55P

1Q 1D 13N

1Q 1D 12N 5P

1Q 1D 11N 10P

1Q 1D 10N 15P

1Q 1D 9N 20P

1Q 1D 8N 25P

1Q 1D 7N 30P

1Q 1D 6N 35P

1Q 1D 5N 40P

1Q 1D 4N 45P

1Q 1D 3N 50P

1Q 1D 2N 55P

1Q 1D 1N 60P

1Q 1D 65P

1Q 15N

1Q 14N 5P

1Q 13N 10P

1Q 12N 15P

1Q 11N 20P

1Q 10N 25P

1Q 9N 30P

1Q 8N 35P

1Q 7N 40P

1Q 6N 45P

1Q 5N 50P

1Q 4N 55P

1Q 3N 60P

1Q 2N 65P

1Q 1N 70P

1Q 75P

10D

9D 2N

9D 1N 5P

9D 10P

8D 4N

8D 3N 5P

8D 2N 10P

8D 1N 15P

8D 20P

7D 6N

7D 5N 5P

7D 4N 10P

7D 3N 15P

7D 2N 20P

7D 1N 25P

7D 30P

6D 8N

6D 7N 5P

6D 6N 10P

6D 5N 15P

6D 4N 20P

6D 3N 25P

6D 2N 30P

6D 1N 35P

6D 40P

5D 10N

5D 9N 5P

5D 8N 10P

5D 7N 15P

5D 6N 20P

5D 5N 25P

5D 4N 30P

5D 3N 35P

5D 2N 40P

5D 1N 45P

5D 50P

4D 12N

4D 11N 5P

4D 10N 10P

4D 9N 15P

4D 8N 20P

4D 7N 25P

4D 6N 30P

4D 5N 35P

4D 4N 40P

4D 3N 45P

4D 2N 50P

4D 1N 55P

4D 60P

3D 14N

3D 13N 5P

3D 12N 10P

3D 11N 15P

3D 10N 20P

3D 9N 25P

3D 8N 30P

3D 7N 35P

3D 6N 40P

3D 5N 45P

3D 4N 50P

3D 3N 55P

3D 2N 60P

3D 1N 65P

3D 70P

2D 16N

2D 15N 5P

2D 14N 10P

2D 13N 15P

2D 12N 20P

2D 11N 25P

2D 10N 30P

2D 9N 35P

2D 8N 40P

2D 7N 45P

2D 6N 50P

2D 5N 55P

2D 4N 60P

2D 3N 65P

2D 2N 70P

2D 1N 75P

2D 80P

1D 18N

1D 17N 5P

1D 16N 10P

1D 15N 15P

1D 14N 20P

1D 13N 25P

1D 12N 30P

1D 11N 35P

1D 10N 40P

1D 9N 45P

1D 8N 50P

1D 7N 55P

1D 6N 60P

1D 5N 65P

1D 4N 70P

1D 3N 75P

1D 2N 80P

1D 1N 85P

1D 90P

20N

19N 5P

18N 10P

17N 15P

16N 20P

15N 25P

14N 30P

13N 35P

12N 40P

11N 45P

10N 50P

9N 55P

8N 60P

7N 65P

6N 70P

5N 75P

4N 80P

3N 85P

2N 90P

1N 95P

100P

1 HD 2Q
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #36 on: August 18, 2007, 12:47:59 am »
Wow Dottie! I had no idea! How long did it take you to figure all of that out?   ;)

That's interesting. I didn't know there were so many different ways to do it.  :D

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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #37 on: August 18, 2007, 02:08:39 am »
Wow Dottie! I had no idea! How long did it take you to figure all of that out?   ;)

That's interesting. I didn't know there were so many different ways to do it.  :D



I didn't figure it out myself, it was one of those things a brillant teacher shared some where in my education and I kept it because it fascinated me.  Teachers gotta love em  ;)
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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #38 on: August 18, 2007, 12:11:15 pm »
And a male pigs has a corkscrew penis and a female pig a corkscrew shaped cervix.

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Re: Useless Factoids
« Reply #39 on: August 18, 2007, 03:08:51 pm »
And a male pigs has a corkscrew penis and a female pig a corkscrew shaped cervix.

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a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.


Yep it's true! The microwave oven did not come about as a result of someone trying to find a better, faster way to cook. During World War II, two scientists invented the magnetron, a tube that produces microwaves. Installing magnetrons in Britain’s radar system, the microwaves were able to spot Nazi warplanes on their way to bomb the British Isles.
By accident, several years later, it was discovered that microwaves also cook food. Called the Radar Range, the first microwave oven to go on the market was roughly as large and heavy as a refrigerator.
 
The idea of using microwave energy to cook food was accidentally discovered by Percy LeBaron Spencer of the Raytheon Company when he found that radar waves had melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experiments showed that microwave heating could raise the internal temperature of many foods far more rapidly than a conventional oven
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