In Pursuit Of Trivia

Statistics show when a woman has a husband she gains 7 hrs more a week cleaning.

When a man has a wife he saves 1 hour a week cleaning.

On average women say 7,000 words per day.
Men manage just over 2000.

I wonder what I would know if I was smart?

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Obviously I have a short term memory.

For two years, during the 1970s, Mattel marketed a doll called "Growing Up Skipper." Her breasts grew when her arm was turned.

In M&M candies, the letters stand for Mars and Murrie, the developers of the candy in 1941.

We need to go back to this philosophy: The United States minted a 1787 copper coin with the motto 'Mind Your Business.'

Bananas are America's #1 fruit. Bananas are available all year-round. They are harvested every day of the year.

You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.

In 1925, the 1st motel -- the "Motel Inn" -- opened in San Luis Obispo, California.

Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber, and the first execution by lethal gas took place in February, 1924.

Barbara Bush's book about her English Springer Spaniel, Millie's book, was on the bestseller list for 29 weeks. Millie was the most popular "First Dog" in history.

By the time a child finishes elementary school she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on television.

A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.

84% of a raw apple is water.

Any month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th in it.

The world's first speed limit regulation was in England in 1903. It was 20 mph.

In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was working on the computer, investigated, found a moth in one of the circuits and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is said to have a bug in it.

How many American presidents are not buried in the United States? Four. Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The pound cake got its name from the pound of butter it contained.

In Erwin, Tennessee an elephant was once hanged for murder.

Marie Antoinette's dog was a spaniel named Thisbe.

It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.

If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.

Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US president ever granted a patent.

Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.

Approximate number of facial expressions dogs can make: 100.

McDonalds and Burger King sugar-coat their fries so they will turn golden-brown.

There we found it.