Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Did you know...?

I've been on Snapple.com again.... here are some more Real Facts:
The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature.

The last letter to be added to our alphabet was "J".

A one-minute kiss burns approximately 26 calories...depending on intensity, I'm guessing!

If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

Americans spend more than $630 million each year on golf balls.

The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.

On Valentine's Day, there is no charge to get married in the Empire State Building Chapel.

It is estimated that the world's oceans contain over 10 billion tons of gold.

There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter (I counted...haha jk)

5 comments:

stephanie said...

wow....i love me some useless knowledge. its what 95% of my brain retains.

Yoli said...

Meg, you're awesome. Did you know that the official alcohol of the United States if Burbon? And that the term "wet your whistle" comes from England, where beer mugs used to have whistles on the handles that you could blow into for a refill? Oh yeah. Useless knowledge makes us kindred spirits.

m worsham said...

haha i love that yoli!!! i totally wish there were still whistles on the beer mugs... i would LOOOOVE that! thanks for the extra info!!!

Emily said...

I almost didn't have a last name if there was no J

Steph- Cameron was so impressed by your knowledge of Buffy but I told her you know everything about nothing.

Cameron said...

haha this is so cute!! i love snapple!!