Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Trivia of the Week

1. The US purchased Alaska from Russia for approximately 2 cents an acre.
2. The letter "J" does not yet appear anywhere within the periodic table of the elements.
3. The product's full name is WD-40 Water Displacer, which was perfected on the fortieth attempt.
4. "Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" are the only words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
5. At latitude 60 degrees south you can sail the entire way around the world.
6. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying
7. Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.
8. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
9. The zip code for General Electric in Schenectady, New York is 12345
10. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

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