- William Shakespeare has no living descendants.
- Honey is used in antifreeze mixes.
- Jon Brower Minnoch had a peak weight of 1,400 pounds, the heaviest on record. His weight loss of 920 pounds is also the most weight loss on record.
- Black-eyed peas are not peas. They are beans.
- Catgut string does not come from a cat. It is from a sheep's intestines.
- The Douglas Fir is not a fir. It is a pine tree.
- The Pennsylvania Dutch are not Dutch. They are German.
- The silkworm is not a worm. It is a caterpillar.
- St. Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Britain.
- The pineapple is a berry.
- A peanut is not a nut. It is a legume.
- A banana tree is not a tree. It is an herb.
- Mark Twain served in the Confederate Army for all of one week. Then he deserted.
- Table tennis balls have been clocked at speeds over 105 miles per hour.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American to have plumbing installed in his home (1840).
- Pigs can run a 7½ minute mile.
- Meet The Press is the longest running show in television broadcast history. It has been on the air since November 20, 1947.
- An inch-thick rope of spider's silk can withstand up to 148,000 pounds of tension.
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I need to buy a pig and race it. If a pig can outrun me, then I'm clearly out of shape. This should be an international standard of some sort, haha.
Brad
22 Dec 09 at 5:39 am
i'd like to see that! :)
Jaime
23 Dec 09 at 9:43 am