A thread for useless trivia...

[Brichard]

I am a bit of a triva buff, and yes... Cliff Clavin from Cheers is my idol! jk ;)

Anyway, if you have some triva that you find interesting... add it to this thread. I'll start...


Did you know that Corydon was the original state capital of Indiana? The town still exists in Southern Indiana, but was changed to Indianapolis as it had a more central location for the state.

[arianna]

MM! I'll play !
"The beautiful Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon, New Jersey, was deemed the Number 1 golf course in the world by Golf Digest in 2000. The course was built in 1918, offers a par 70, and measures 6,765 yards. Pine Valley Golf Club has achieved designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, the educational division of Audubon International, endorsed by the United States Golf Association."

I didn't even know this place existed until last year and I grew up in the town next to it. It's a gated TOWN. You can't even drive through but once a year when they open the gates to outsiders. Talk about exclusive! ßß!

[Jeff]

Many know that
212 degrees F = 100 degrees C
32 degrees F = 0 degrees C

But did you know

- 40 degrees F = -40 degrees C

[TXmom]

Do you know which state flag is the only one that can fly at the same height as the US flag?

Texas, because it used to be a republic.

[AnnW]

Originally posted by TXmom
Do you know which state flag is the only one that can fly at the same height as the US flag?

Texas, because it used to be a republic.


That's not USELESS!!!!!!!! Every child in Texas learns that!! LOL

[TXmom]

ROFL! To the rest of the country it is LOL!

[KarlaB]

Brichard - You might enjoy this site... http://www.uselessknowledge.com/


Got this info there...some is completely useless and some is actually interesting :)

The only roller skating museum in the world is in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The liver is a gland, not an organ.

An average man on an average day excretes two and a half quarts of sweat.

Wind barriers such as hedges give protection downwind for a distance of up to ten times the height of the barrier.

Flamingos are not naturally pink. They get their color from their food, tiny green algae that turn pink during digestion.

According to Boston University - more than 16,580 bananas are eaten each week in the Boston University dining rooms.

Residents of Nevada bet an average of $846 a year in gambling casinos.

Rudyard Kipling would only write when he had black ink in his pen.

[Cathy]

The only marsupial native to North America is the .....opossum! Totally useless, no??

[1lauries]

The Newbie will jump in...

The blue whale being the largest animal, his tongue is as big as an ELEPHANT!!8o

Laurie

[PamE]

:grimace:

The average person swallows eight spiders in a lifetime.

:licklips:

[angie r]

Originally posted by PamE
:grimace:

The average person swallows eight spiders in a lifetime.

:licklips:

That'll teach you not to sleep with your mouth open!! LOL

[Cathy]

Pam--EEEWWW!! That's all I have to ay.

[darlene]

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

:)

[Brichard]

There is a Superman in every Seinfeld episode!

[KarlaB]

Originally posted by Brichard
There is a Superman in every Seinfeld episode!

No way!!! Now I am going to have to watch for him! :)

[Brichard]

Originally posted by KarlaB


No way!!! Now I am going to have to watch for him! :)

I was sent that in an email of useless knowledge facts! :)

It isn't a live superman, but a superman doll etc. Jerry is a big fan of Superman I guess!

[Brichard]

There actually is some debate on the web if there is a Superman in every episode, but most list it at 40 or less. Nonetheless it would make since as he is an avid fan of his favorite comic book hero. Here is one link below of some of the references that you will find in either a verbal or visual way. It is amazing what you find when you do a search on Seinfeld+Superman on google!

http://www.movieprop.com/tvandmovie/Seinfeld/superman.htm

[KarlaB]

Thanks for the link! It was fun to read! :)