A Designer in Awe of the First Designer

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Fun Facts (cures work boredom)

More Monopoly money is printed yearly than real money throughout the world.

Penguins are not found in the North Pole

People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier errors worldwide.

A dentist invented the Electric Chair.

Rudolf the Red-nosed reindeer was actually created as a promotional figure for Montgommery Wards department stores.

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks.

Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wizrd of OZ", looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs.

Up until the early 20th century, New Jersey and Wisconsin had laws allowing the castration of epileptics

ok.. well I think thats enough for now. back to work I suppose.

4 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

wow, that's a lot of GREAT information. :-)

1:30 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hahaha this actually helped.
I was so bored.
This class is boring.
=/

10:43 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this actually helped.lol thanks for posting

11:05 PM

 
Blogger krishna kashyap av said...

Great information..
Very useful.
Thanks a lot for the post.
Work from home India

11:48 PM

 

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