Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Trivia of the Week

WAY early, but I'm only here half a day tomorrow, and it will be really, really busy.

1. The pigeon is the world's most widely spread bird, found on every country on earth apart from the Galapagos islands.
2. The density of wool is reliant on the amount of rain a sheep was exposed to during it's lifetime, which in turn stimulates the amount of wax and grease it's skin exudes.
3. Sharks can not only taste blood in the water, they can also taste fear - which to them tastes like a tangy mustard.
4. Glue bought for sniffing, accounts for just under 10% of global glue sales.
5. There are more collect calls on Father’s Day than any other day of the year.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with
8. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.
9. 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
10. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son

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