Friday, September 30, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • the supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969
  • the surface area of a brick is 79 cm squared
  • the surface area of your lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court
  • the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
  • the tallest mammal is the giraffe
  • the tea bag was invented in 1908
  • the tentacles of the giant arctic jellyfish can reach 36.6 meters (120 feet)
  • the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
  • the Titanic was built in Belfast
  • The TV sitcom Seinfeld was originally called 'The Seinfeld Chronicles'

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