Monday, September 19, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • the first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days
  • the flag for Libya is unlike any other being a solid green colour
  • the fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco
  • the frozen foods were first introduced in the 1920.
  • the game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920
  • the Giant Pacific Octopus can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak
  • the Grand Canyon can hold around 900 trillion footballs
  • the grapefruit gets its name from the way it grows in clusters like grapes on a vine
  • The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles)
  • the Greek national anthem has 158 verses

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