I admit it... I like trivia, though it serves no purpose for
me since I can never remember any to bring up in conversation. But still, it is
fun, so I've created this list of amazing trivia that I found to be absolutely
riveting.
1. Snails can sleep up to 3 years.
Not so amazing
actually since I managed to sleep thru 6 years of jr. high and high
school. And when you think about it,
what do snails have to do all their lives?
Sure, they leave great slime trails and make excellent targets for salt
shakers and little boys, but other than that there’s not much more to do but
sleep after an exhausting run across a sidewalk.
2. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from
each salad served in first-class.
Until I read this, I
was convinced that there was an olive missing from my salad, yet no one would
believe me. Now I am vindicated! I am now searching for proof that the airlines
have taken one peanut from each bag... I'll keep you posted.
3. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
After reading this, I
realized that I know of many people with the same problem! But that’s an
article about politicians I'm working on. For me, it's usually that my eyes are
bigger than my stomach...
4. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
Well, I'd like to see
anyone keep this up long enough to actually lose 150 calories. Now that I think about it, I don’t want to
see...
5. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
This is completely understandable.
I mean, who wants to look at a duck with no pants on? Besides, I understand that it is the law for
all birds to wear pants in the city limits of Finland.
6. If you pass gas consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is
produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
I tried to prove or disprove this, but two things stopped me
... I couldn't stand to look at a bowl of chilli after the third day, and my
girlfriend threatened to leave me ... although it was kind of hard to tell what
she was really saying with that gas mask on.
7. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies,
including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Now, this piece of trivia leaves ALOT to the imagination,
which is probably a good thing. But, I would like to point out, you'd have to
be pretty limber to get some of those hairs .. Nuff said.
8. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
I know this trivia fact isn't true 'cause I've gone drinking
with my ants, several times and I've watched them fall over in several different
directions...
9. The average human eats eight spiders in their lifetime at night.
I don't know about this fact ... I've seen several spiders
at night and never once felt compelled to eat one. Though I hear that spider is
tasty if barbequed correctly.
10. And now for our final fun trivia fact:
Some lions mate over
50 times a day... No wonder the females do all the work.
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