Tuesday, September 27, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • the only letter which doesn't appear in the Periodic Table is j
  • the only thing that can destroy a diamond is intense heat
  • the opposite of a 'vacuum' is a 'plenum'
  • the opposite sides of a dice always adds up to 7
  • the original design of Monopoly was circular
  • the original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy
  • the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest
  • the past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'
  • the penguin is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim
  • the primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings - rice can grow in well drained areas

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