Trivia Tidbits |
Approx. 84,000,000 roses were given this past Valentine's day.
While most listings contain the Grand Canyon as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, some newer lists also include Arizona's Petrified Forest.
In 1763, during a bloody spate of Indian uprisings against the British in the Great Lakes region, Gen. Jeffery Amherst proposed a novel means of curbing the violence. In july, Amherst suggested to Col. Henry Bouquet that he provide Indians with blankets contaminated with smallpox. The idea intrigued Bouquet, but in the end he relied on more conventional weapons such as muskets and bayonets.
There are 1.34 billion $10 bills in circulation.
Ted Turner's "Flying D" ranch outside Bozeman, Montana, contains 107,000 acres. Turner is the largest private land owner in the US.
The Ford Motor Co. recycles enough steel per year to build 200 Eiffel Towers.
Your chances of: getting a "hole in one" is one in 42,952; of being injured in a car accident in any given year is one in 75.
2/3 of teenage deaths in auto accidents occur in vehicles driven by teens.
The tomato really is a fruit, but in 1893 it was declared a vegetable by the Supreme Court.
Casimir Funk was the bio-chemist who is generally given credit for discovering and classifying vitamins.
In a recent survey, 45.7% of women admitted to applying make-up while stopped in traffic. The same question posed to men received a 3.8% positive response.
Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win the Pulitzer Prize in literature.
Sources:
"Disney Adventures" magazine
Audubon Society
"American Heritage" magazine
"Parade" magazine
Ford Motor Co.
"Ladies Home Journal" magazine
"Washington Post" newspaper
Heinz Co.
"Family Circle" magazine