Wednesday, August 25, 2010

If It's Wednesday...

It's trivia day!


In hockey, the penalty box is often referred to as the sin bin.


The fairy tales Puss in Boots, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, were first written down by Charles Perrault, who also helped design part of the Louvre.

It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in one summer.

There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter.

The term hung jury, a jury that cannot agree on a verdict, was started in the 1840's.

About 2 billion tons of animal manure are produced in the U.S. every year. France, Holland and Belgium have been classified by the European Community as "manure surplus" regions because they produce more than their land can absorb.

The condensed water vapor trail left behind by jets is called a contrail.

The chameleon has a tongue that is 1.5 times the length of its body.

The Netherlands is the lowest country in the world. It is estimated that 40 percent of the land is below sea level.

Now you know!

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