Monday, December 5, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • In 1647 the English Parliament abolished Christmas.
  • In 1726, at only 7 years old, Charles Sauson inherited the post of official executioner.
  • In 1771 the kingdom of Poland was larger in are than any other European country except Russia and had a bigger population than any other European country except France.
  • In 1825 Upper Peru became Bolivia.
  • In 1849, David Atchison became President of the United States for just one day, and he spent most of the day sleeping.
  • In 1855, dentist Robert Arthur was the first to use gold to fill cavities.
  • In 1860, ‘Godey’s Lady’s Book’ advised US women to cook tomatoes for at least 3 hours.
  • In 1865 opium was grown in the state of Virginia and a product was distilled from it that yielded 4 percent morphine. In 1867 it was grown in Tennessee: six years later it was cultivated in Kentucky. During these years opium, marijuana and cocaine could be purchased legally over the counter from any druggist.
  • In 1876, Sir Henry Wickham transported 70 000 Rubber tree seeds from Brazil to Kew Gardens in London.
  • In 1894 there were only 4 automobiles in the US.

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