Fun Facts #4

[4Drea]

The first owner of the Marlbolo Company died of lung cancer

 

Americam Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by removing one olive from each salad served in first-class

 

Starfish don't have a brain

 

Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary, my dear Watson"

 

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

 

North Dakota is the only state in the US that has never had an earthquake

 

Carnivorous animals never eat another animal that has been struck by lightning

 

The reason old firehouses had circular staircases is from the days of horse drawn fire engines-the horse learned to walk up straight staircases

 

In Colombia, a person can be fined up to $90,000 for gossiping

 

Its possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs

 

Google's name is a play off the word 'googol' which refers to the #1 followed by 100 zeroes,

 

The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.

 

On average, 100 people every year choke to death on ball point pens

 

 

[4Nichole]

Does that mean i might die because of a little pen.. i wanna live in hawaii, who wouldnt want less things to learn....

[8tyler]

sweet! i didnt knowe the hawiian alphabet has only 12 letters, and how do 100 people choke on ball point pens?

[3Dejanira]

wow eww on the last on because y would u even eat a pen

[4Justice]

thats amazing

[3 austin w]

ok why would they chew on them in the first place

[3Nate]

Ya Hawaii uses english so thet dont have to worry anymore their normal.

[5Caleb]

That is wierd about the fine you can get in Columbia just for gossiping. And those people are dumb to have pens in your mouth anyways.

[3navi]

why only 12? did they get tired of making up letters and give up?? hmmm.......

[3Dru]

I love these facts. And what are you gonna do with a cow once it is upstairs and theres no way to get it down? Also we should offer Hawaiian instead of Spanish, much easier

[5 Broghan]

All of these facts are awseome and some are pretty funny ha