Interesting Facts
Interesting facts:
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
‘Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in “-dous: tremendous, horrendous. stupendous. and hazardous.
The longest place-name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupo- kaiwenuak itanatahu. a New Zealand hill,
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than it’s brain.
In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s “Its A Wonderful Life”
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the “1” encased in the “shield” and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The name for Oz in the “Wizard of Oz’ was thought up when the creator. Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N. and O-Z. hence ‘Oz.”
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
‘Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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