TRIVIA BITS

 

• In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.
• In an atom, the electron weighs 1/2000 th of the weight of the proton.
• In an authentic Chinese meal, the last course is soup because it allows the roast duck entree to “swim” toward digestion.
• In Ancient Peru, when a woman found an 'ugly' potato, it was the custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.
• In August 1985, Thelma Pitt-Turner set a women's record by completing a marathon at Hastings, New Zealand, in 7 hours 58 minutes. She was 82 at the time.
• In Carrie, the slow motion scene at the end of the movie was filmed in reverse to simulate ghostlike movement effects. If watched vigilantly, cars can be seen driving backwards in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
• In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."
• In charades, pushing away means you're cold.
• In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.
• In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer's name is Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward.