Monday, January 9, 2012

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • James Bond smokes 'Morland Balkan' cigarettes.
  • James Madison, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, was the shortest president of the US. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest at six feet, 4 inches.
  • Japan is the world's leading importer of iron ore.
  • Japan's pampered Kobe cattle regularly get to drink beer.
  • Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing.
  • Jayne Mansfield decorated her "Pink Palace" by writing to 1,500 furniture and building suppliers and asking for free samples. She told the donors they could then brag that their goods were in her outlandish mansion. The pitch worked, and Jayne received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise.
  • Jethro Tull is not the name of the rock singer responsible for such songs as "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick." Jethro Tull is the name of the band. The singer is Ian Anderson. The original Jethro Tull was an English horticulturalist who invented the seed drill.
  • Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison were all 27 years old when they died.
  • Joe Davis, former world Snooker champion, only had one good eye.
  • John Cage composed 'Imaginary Landscaper No.4', which was scored for twelve radios tuned at random.
  • John D. Rockefeller gave away over US$ 500,000,000 during his lifetime.

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