TRIVIA BITS

 

• the letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1)
• the lie detector was invented in 1921
• the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days
• the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
• the little hole in some sinks that lets the water drain out instead of flowing is called a 'percolator'
• the longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'
• the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes
• the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
• the longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)
• the longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years