TRIVIA BITS

 

• The first taxi with metered fares was operational in 1907.
• The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho.
• The first US president to both be sued for sexual misconduct and forced to give a deposition while in office was William Jefferson Clinton.
• The first washing machine was marketed by Hurley Machine Co in 1907.
• The first xerographic copy (prelude to photocopy) was ' 10.22.38 Astoria '
• The fissure of Rolando, would be found in the human brain.
• The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war. A portion of the flag is blue, while the other is red. The blue portion is flown on top in time of peace and the red portion is flown in war time.
• The fleshy muscular organ joined to the hyoid bone is the tongue.
• The flights on a dart are made from turkey feathers.
• The fluorescent tube uses 20% of the power to produce an equal amount of light as a tungsten filament bulb.