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44INAROW
12-05-2004, 03:07 PM
1. Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.

2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

6. There are more chickens than people in the world.

7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.

15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

16. Maine is the only US state whose name is just one syllable.

17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.

18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"

19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10

23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

24. The Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life."

25. Some dragonflies have a life span of 24 hours.

26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

32. Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.

33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

onfirebball05mustang
12-05-2004, 03:25 PM
i can sneeze with my eyes opened...and i've always wondered about words you type with one hand...i learn soo much off the dlow! lol

NSUTrumpet08
12-05-2004, 03:36 PM
Now i can offically say i learned something today! :)

Holmes_Fans
12-05-2004, 03:52 PM
Typewriter is the longest word you can type with just one line of keys

QWERTY is the official name for a keyboard

jason
12-05-2004, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by 44INAROW

35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. i knew that one - proof (http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23391&highlight=stewardesses)

jason
12-05-2004, 04:36 PM
Originally posted by Holmes_Fans

QWERTY is the official name for a keyboard actually, QWERTY is the offiicial name of the QWERTY keyboard...there are other variations, one being the DVORAK....

Leopards,class of 75
12-05-2004, 04:44 PM
Like I always heard all my life, you suppose to learn something new every day! I learned several things today, thanks 44!

44INAROW
12-05-2004, 06:01 PM
Originally posted by Leopards,class of 75
Like I always heard all my life, you suppose to learn something new every day! I learned several things today, thanks 44!

I am going to have to dig deep to find some trivia that Jason doesn't know :) :thinking: :thinking: :inlove: :inlove:

GreenGobbla
12-05-2004, 06:05 PM
the 336 dimples on a golf ball, is that like the standard amount, becuz im a big golfer and the ball i play has 392 dimples on, and there are some balls that i have used in the past that have 352 so i was just wondering

gobblerfan02
12-05-2004, 06:12 PM
Originally posted by onfirebball05mustang
i can sneeze with my eyes opened...and i've always wondered about words you type with one hand...i learn soo much off the dlow! lol

If you sneezed with your eyes opened, the force would push your eyes out of socket, unless you have fake eyes!:eek:

44INAROW
12-05-2004, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by GreenGobbla
the 336 dimples on a golf ball, is that like the standard amount, becuz im a big golfer and the ball i play has 392 dimples on, and there are some balls that i have used in the past that have 352 so i was just wondering
i am not even going to ask how you know this lol lol...can you imagine counting.... how would you keep it straight which dimple you counted?? ..... I'd guess the 336 is standard but there are probably ball companies that individualize their's by putting in more dimples.:D :D

GreenGobbla
12-05-2004, 06:26 PM
well i know that this particular golf ball has 392 dimples on it, because the ball itself says, Titleist and on the side it says <ProV1 392> and on the box it says the 392 is the amount of dimples it has

jason
12-05-2004, 06:48 PM
some balls have more and some have less...the more dimples a ball has it will fly eaier thru the wind...if you have a ball with a lot of dimples, it will tend to have a tad more spin, thus making it difficult to play in the wind....

it all depends on the particular maker, some balls have tiny dimples and some have large...most top 'name brand' companies such as titleist and precept have their dimples in patterns that help with wind flight, they're not just randomly stamped into the cover....

you'd prolly be surprised all the testing that goes into golf ball manufacturing...

i use the pro-v1x which has 332 dimples and has less spin than its predecessor, the pro-v1....i use it because i dont need the extra help spinning the ball, my swing angle is hard enough to produce enough spin...

44INAROW
12-05-2004, 06:49 PM
Wow.. I am ordering stuff for 2 of my son's out of GOLFSMITH tonight.. I am going to feel like I know what I am doing now :) Thanks guys for the info :p :p