john neilson
Roundtable Host 2009
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:RelyOnVML/> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> [FONT="]Useless information: [/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]There are more chickens than people in the world.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]No English word language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Almonds are a member of the peach family.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Only four words end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula".[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It’s a Wonderful Life".[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open (DON'T try this @ home!)[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister. (Presbyterian)[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
- [FONT="]The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]