TRIVIA BITS

 

• the electric chair was invented by a dentist
• the electric toothbrush was invented in 1939
• the elevator was invented in 1850
• the Empire State Building in New York weighs over 365,000 tons
• the expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots)
• the fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots)
• the fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h))
• the film 'Mary Poppins' was filmed entirely indoors
• the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human
• the first aluminium drink can was introduced in 1964