Related articles from Yahoo AnswersOpen Question: Best casino in Las Vegas for "loose" slots?
I'm going to Las Vegas the first week of November.
I'm staying at the Venetian. I mostly play video poker, video black jack, and some slots.
Which casino in Vegas has the "loosest"slots. That is best odds of winning?
I know it's not the Venetian!
Open Question: Want to know some weird facts?
Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969!
In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!
There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!
Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!
Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!
The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!
There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!
Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!
One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year!
The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia!
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders!
When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel!
A car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. Half an ounce is used to start the average automobile!
The Philadelphia mint produces 26 million pennies per day!
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood!
It is estimated that 4 million "junk" telephone calls, phone solicitations by persons or programmed machine are made every day in the United States!
It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill!
Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!
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The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows!
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!
One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!
Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!
There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!
Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!
A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!
The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
Porcupines float in water!
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
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.......now wasn't that fun...back to the facts........
The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!
Cat urine glows under a black-light!
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!
Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!
A quarter has 119 grooves on i
Open Question: I'm going to Las Vegas soon, which poker room would you recommend for Texas Holdem? The fishier the better.?
I usually do well playing Texas Holdem in Vegas, I consider myself an above average player, but there are places where more pros (or if not pros, very good players) play the most. I'm looking for just the opposite, where would you say are the worst players? which equals easy money. I've played Luxor, Mirage, Caesars, MGM, The Rio. Luxor and the Rio are full of bad players, MGM is not as bad as the Luxor and Rio but is somewhat loose, Caesars has good players and I can get by there, and the Mirage has one of the best players, pretty tough to play in there. So which casino(s) would you recommend? Thanks.
Open Question: Cheapest places to gamble in Vegas? Strip and downtown?
I am going Tuesday to Saturday in OCT to vegas. Staying at Excalibur. What are the cheapest casinos to gamble on the main Strip and Downtown? Just looking for lower table limits and the best time to go. I love Craps, BlackJack, Roulette, etc. Places have $1-2 table games anymore?
Open Question: Which of the following three Vegas hotels should we stay in?
The three choices are:
1) The Excalibur
Very nice modern looking rooms. The cheapest one of the three.
2) Hooters Casino and Hotel.
Basic looking rooms, but were not going to be there for anything other than sleep. You also get what seems like a very good promo package included, $200 casino credit, 2 free show tickets and a load of vouchers.
3) The Luxor.
The most expensive of the three. Very nice looking rooms.
Open Question: What happens in vegas movie song name...please help!?
What is the name of the song that starts playing when Ashton and Cameron Diaz go to the casinos and clubs after they meet at the hotel and have the limo ride? Diaz does her party trick, etc. Someone told me that the name of the song was "if you love me" by the buzz junkies, but I can't find it on iTunes...please help! Thanks so much!
Open Question: casino's chicago or Las Vegas?
what are good casinos in Las Vegas and Chicago ?
with places for wedding
Resolved Question: Tip the waitresses and drinks are free in las vegas casinos?
Drinks are free when you continue gambling in the same place right? i mean if i play blackjack and stay there the drinks are free as long as you tip the waitresses??
well what kind of drinks can i get anything and everything margaritas beer? i like fruity drinks what do you guys recommend??
Open Question: My husband is turning thirty and I wanna throw a party!!!?
My husband will be 30 in Feb of 09 and I want to plan ahead for a cool party. I'm working within a budget of $300-$500. 30 days before his birthday I want to give him something for each day he's counting down to the big 3-OH! I need suggestions of small things between $1-$2 each tapping out at $60 for this idea. He is into UFC, race cars (not NASCAR), classic cars, Police and CSI shows (sorry boys, no female cop strippers unless I'm the stripper), gambling in Vegas, has a great sense of humor (borderline raunchy) and likes sports but isn't a HUGE fan. I want something more intimate for the two of us and also a day with our friends. I pretty much have "our" day down but I need party ideas. Something different rather than Casino Night. Something that I can't just walk into a party store and grab off a shelf. Thanks!
I'm loving the Dirty Thirties concept...where would I go with that for a male without it turning out to be the bachelor party he never had? I'm down with a condom money tree, red headed sluts, dity martinis, sex on the beach but what else??
OOH! Burlesque dancers would be a nice compromise...sexy, dirty but tasteful at the same time...
Open Question: Best lower priced bars in Vegas? Not casinos.?
I am staying at the Excalibur next month. I am looking for cool places to go hang, get some beers and have some fun with my g/f. We already plan on doing the Casino thing and free drinks. Clubs just are not our thing. So does anyone have any recommendations for cool bars with lower priced drinks in the area? Anything lower than 4-5 bucks preferred.
Open Question: tipping waitresses for casino drinks?
when youre gambling at a vegas casino and order a drink from the floor waitresses, are you supposed to tip them when you make the order, or when you receive your drink?
and what is a good drink to order that is fruity and is not that strong?
Resolved Question: Whats the biggest Jackpot you won in Vegas?
Be honest and which casino!
Im going and I want some dough! lol.
Open Question: is there possibility money laundering in Dubai?
People build fancy building in Vegas dessert because of casino, and investors are mostly casino gambler mafia.
Why people invest in Dubai dessert?
When I look at versace and armani, can the money come from cocaine and terorist linked funds?
Open Question: Parents who have been to Las Vegas- what are some nice clean hotels?
We are thinking about going for our anniversary and I think, as of now, that my MIL is going to keep our son so we can go for about 3-4 days. We don't really drink too much and we may do some gambling, but are just really interested in seeing LV and all the attractions and shows, too. I do, however, want to stay and a hotel/casino- a nice one, but not too expensive. I like cleanliness and am a bit annoying about it- can't stand hair on my pillow and want a nice bathroom. lol. I know, I know. WHere are some nice places to stay? Where did you enjoy staying? Or wish you had stayed?
Open Question: GOing to Las Vegas for our anniversary- where to stay?
We aren't wild and crazy, but in our late 20s still. We want to stay somewhere fun, but near things to do, too. A hotel with casino, other restaurants is a must also. We aren't looking to spend a lot of money- something reasonable, but nice- I don't want to be picking hair off of my pillow or to be afraid of stepping in the bathroom without shoes. I want a clean nice place.
Resolved Question: Casino theme party, invitation wording?
I am throwing my husband a casino themed party for his 25th birthday and I need some creative wording for the invitation. Basically i want to get across that it is a casino night with table games and prizes, its a SURPRISE, there will be cocktails and hors devours, and cocktail attire or vegas attire (i don't know how to word that either lol) Any bits of advice are appreciated...Thanks!
Voting Question: How is prize money broken down in poker casinos?
am going to vegas next month- going to be playing texas hold em, of all the money thats wagered, hows this money broken down? surely its not winner takes all?
Voting Question: Did you know these facts???!!!?
Money isn't made out of paper; it is made out of cotton.
1. The 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the variety of pickles the Company once had.
2. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.
3. The dot over the letter 'i' is called the title.
4. A duck's quack doesn't produce echo, no one knows why.
5. Forty percent of McDonald's profit comes from the sales of 'happy meals'.
6. Every person has a unique tongue print.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
8. On an average, 12 newborns will be given to wrong parents daily.
9. During the famous chariot scene in "Ben-Hur", a small red car can be seen at a distance.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley Maclaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
12. Most lipsticks contain fish scales.
13. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
14. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.
15. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
16. There are no clocks in the Las Vegas gambling casinos.
17. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.
18. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it go mad instantly and sting itself to death.
19. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
20. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
21. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
22. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
23. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
Resolved Question: In non AC or Vegas casinos which are you favorite and why?
Open Question: Mean dream my does what?
I had a dream where I was being taught to draw and Tim Burton was my teacher. But instead of drawing on paper, I drew in the air in this space that had the outline of a large board, but nothing to actually draw on. The setting looked kind of like the inventors mansion in the Edward Scissorhands movie, but with no windows. All the things that I was trying to draw were kinda of scary looking things that Tim Burton would put in his movies. (Nightmare Before Christmas; for example) I was able to draw, like a pro at one point in the dream, and then I wasn't able to anymore. As my teacher was trying to help me 'cus I sucked we fell in love, but instead my teacher changed from Tim Burton to Edwar Scissorhands. Then the next part of the dream was that I was in bed hiding from the people trying to get Edward, and the people outside of my window thought I was him. And when I get outside the people still think I am him, but then the real Edward comes out and I see that he has regular hands and I was shocked. Then the car behind Edward blows up, and Edward blows up along with it, and his body is on the ground, and it was kind of like a robot but with skin.I picked up his body and ran away, but the city kept shaking like bombs were being dropped and I was thinking what the hell was going on. As I was trying to run away Ice man (From X-men) helped me get across from one the city I was in, over to Las Vegas. Between those two moments I lost Edwards body. Next, I was in Vegas working as a nude dancer trying to investigate what happened to him(In the dream he was supposed to be still alive). Then I see a name for a band called like muffin tops or something and I was thinking it was a clue, and then I was walking through the casino and I get pulled over to this table with two guys, and I start making fun of their furry purses. And then the dream ends.
I know your probably thinking I watch too much TV, but I haven't watched and Tim Burton or Edward Scissorhands movie for at least 3 months, and I pretty much never talk about it.
Resolved Question: Why has the Las Vegas economy fallen so far so fast?
I am curious to know why las vegas has become so affordable, so quickly. Yes I realize revenues must be down for the Casinos... but There still has to be a ton of jobs in that town.. Shouldn't they be one of the most robust economies in the country?
Resolved Question: Question for minorities, Black people specifically...?
Name of the best cities to live in and the worst cities to live in and why....ALSO,if you can, list the places youve treaveled to or lived in...i Start with myself as an exxample
...Im Personally from Detroit, MI = Pros: predominately Black, Tiger Stadium, Joe Louis Arena, Orcehstra Hall, Music Hall, Fox Theatre, and a number of other things....Cons, oppurtunities are not as great because it is predominately Black, high crime rate, the mayor troubles, and the large gap between the haves and have nots. surrounding suburban areas, Muskegon, MI,
but I live in Austin, TX= Pros..pretty geographically, small hills, bike riding, river canoing,hiking, out door activities, clean, great oppurtunities Cons=...only 10% Black and activities really not geared for the enjoyment of Black people too. Rude, racist, evil majority who dont want to see Black people here.
Ive been to San Anotnio=is great to see Mexicans have a home of there own, ALamo, Riverwalk, its pretty Cons...didnt really notice any but that its a military town and mostly Hispanics
Houston= Pros, very very diverse, huge, lots of land, lots to do Cons....not too clean, too many freeways, too spread out so it takes quite some time to get to your destination, stop and stop traffic in 105 degree weather
29 Palms CA= desert, mountains, largest Marine base, nothing to do, peaceful and quiet if solitude is your desire cons...nothing to do, and quiet, economy there is based on the military personnel
San Diego has ocean, large Naval Base, pretty, diverse
LA,( idk....just drove there to go to the LAX)
Vegas Pros=pretty, desert, mountains, hundreds of lights ontop of every bldg, casinos on every block some with roller coasters ontop, others with rotating resturants, beautiful ppl that looks like they grow money Cons(wasnt there long enough)
Mexicos' Tijuana Pros = right across the border Cons= feel bad for the natives, especially the children
Ive drove through Little Rock, AR=sweet to see so many Black people Cons= wasnt to clean and they didnt seem so bright
St. Louis, Missouri...Pros= the bride(wasnt there long enough) Indianapolis, Indiana
Memphis TN Pros...it was so pretty and soooo much land, Cons...only drove thru
Chicago, IL, and Ohio Pros=average qualities of a Midwestern state
So, I am highly contemplating due to the severe racism Ive been experiencing on my quest as a professional to return to a more diverse place that is predominately Black, but not much crime and still have the qualities of a place that is predominately white. Can you guys really list the places youve been and lived at and document the pros and cos of living in those places...Repsonses grately apppreciated from people of color and women of color...
Voting Question: What are some of the oldest casino's in Las Vegas?
Whats the timeline of the casinos being built?
Open Question: Are you allowed to wear hats in Las Vegas casinos?
Just wondering as my hair is pretty messy without one.
Resolved Question: Back entry for Harrah's parking to avoid Strip driving?
I'm going to Vegas this weekend and will be staying at Harrah's for the first time. When I usually go to Vegas, I like to approach the casino parking lots from the back via Koval or Paradise to avoid Strip traffic and loooooooooong waits at stop lights. I'll be coming from the 15 North. Can anyone tell me the easiest back way to get to the Harrah's parking lot?
Thanks! :)
Resolved Question: Poll/survey: state 5 random facts about yourself?
Me?
1. I am deathly afraid of bugs, all kinds
2. My fastest time solving the Rubik's cube was somewhere around 2 min 32 sec (not a world record, but it's a start
3. I am from somewhere that is 20 min away from Boron California, where the country gets a lot of the element Boron
4. I saw Flavor Flav walking around in a casino in Vegas
5. I met KJ52
Resolved Question: Haunted Pack of cards? ?
Dont laugh.
A friend of mine has a pack of cards from a casino in Vegas. We live in UK. It was a souvenirs. They had been used in this casino.
I kid u not, every time he uses them, he will say 24 and a 7 and pull them out. He will get me to shuffle and ask me to lift up a card and its the same damn card!
Not like 2 of hearts. Its numbers only...
He will say , its an ace, and it is....he is so FREAKED out as its only him that can do it, he threw them away very very upset.
I got them out the bin, he doesn't know....
Look I know it sounds crazy, but he is genuine. He will one after the other choose a card, say what it is and it is! And he isnt happy about it....
Genuine story. NOT a trick.
What do you reckon?
Resolved Question: I want to own a casino?
Ok heres the thing i've wanted to own a casino since a little kid but i just dont know how to get into the business. I would probably like to start internet casino first get a feel for things then try and go big. Where could i find investors when i want to go big with a big place big lights you know las vegas type.
Thanks and Regards
Sean
Open Question: INTERVIEW AM I HIRED??
I went to an interview for a new casino that is going to open in las vegas
Everyone was talking about a second interview but the lady that interviewed me did not mention anything to me about a second interview
should i just take it as im not hired?
Voting Question: KID ROCK'S CONCERT TICKETS!!!!!!?
Does anybody know how can i get tickets for Kid Rock's Concert which is in Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas on September 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm.
Every single suggestion would be appreciated.
Open Question: Something for the Hindus.?
There is a Hindu themed restaurant at a casino in Vegas, at the RIO Hotel and Casino. Anyway out front there are two statues of Hindu Gods one is the 6 armed females stepping on a baby (forgot the name) and the other is one that has an elephants head (forgot that name too).
Anyway, I looked into the open display case and sure enough money was in there.
What do you think of people who forgo their faith and rationality for a bit of wishful luck at the slots.
I just had to wonder how many christians dropped in a coin or two. I didn't but have thrown money in a fountain before.
Resolved Question: What is/would be your top reason for going to Las Vegas?
What would it be? The casinos, the shows, the strip clubs, something else entirely?
Open Question: I want to know if I should pursue a lawsuit due to a fractured foot at a Las Vegas casino and hotel?
I stepped into the Excalibur's hot tub and instead of expecting a step, there was a seat. I lost my balance and fell forward fracturing the 5th metatarsal on my left foot. Immediately following this incident, two employees from the hotel came down and placed a barricade around all three sides of the hot tub along with caution signs. We did not report it as soon as it happened because we thought it was just a sprain. About an hour later, the swelling got worse and I was unable to walk without pain. Spent 6 hours in the Las Vegas ER room. We reported the incident to the hotel upon our arrival back from the hospital and a report was made. I was told to write out my statement by the security officer, he took a picture of my foot and handed me a card with the hotel's Risk Management number on it and said that they would be in touch. I called after getting back home and they told me to send all medical records and any other documents pertaining to this incident along with any out-of-pocket receipts and their corporate office would review it and get back with me.
Resolved Question: I’m so frustrated people say it’s easy to find a job in las vegas with all this new casino opening! No it is??
Voting Question: Where to go for massage therapy/employment opportunities?
Okay, so I am not sure if that was my subject line or what?
My question concerns this, as I was a bit unsure of just how I wanted to Google it. I would like to move out and away from Alabama, once I have gotten my license/degree & am trying to figure out where I should go to find the most spas/casinos/etc. - places hiring for massage therapists/ the best pay!
Someone had recommended California, as well as Las Vegas, which for obvious reasons...I was looking at some of the spas/beaches in Santa Barbara, California. However, again, I am from Alabama; and I honestly doubt having the kind of money to live in a place such as Santa Barbara; and much less, as a massage therapist.
As, houses here (decent ones/as well) between $60,000-$100,000. I could make a living / have a house as a massage therapist here, though definitely not there!
So again, my question is this...Once I have my license/degree, what should I do & where should I go to find the most opportunity/make the most money?...
~Thanks~
Voting Question: Need Physics help!!! Please help with this question.?
The greatest height reported for a jump into an airbag is 99.4 m by stuntman Dan Koto. In 1948 he jumped from rest from the top of the Vegas World Hotel and Casino. He struck the airbag at a speed of 39 m/s (88 mi/h). To assess the effects of air resistance, determine how fast he would have been traveling on impact had air resistance been absent.
answer in ms.
Voting Question: Clothing with Gambling Theme?
Trying to find my friend a nice button-down shirt with gambling theme. Most of the websites that I have found offer cheap looking T-shirts. I would like something that I could find in a Las Vegas Casino Gift shop.
Voting Question: How fast would he have been traveling on impact, had air resistance been absent? answer in m/s please!?
The greatest height reported for a jump into an airbag is 99.4m by stuntman Dan Koto. He jumped from rest from the top of the vegas world hotel and casino. He struck the airbag at a speed of 39 m/s (88 mi/h).
Resolved Question: Anyone know where I can find the following list of books online to read for free as an ebook?
I need to read:
Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
and one book from the following list:
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly
candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength.
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nazar
Nasar has written a notable biography of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash (b. 1928), a founder
of game theory, a RAND Cold War strategist and winner of a 1994 Nobel Prize in economics.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink is about the first two seconds of looking--the decisive glance that knows in an instant.
The Bookseller of Kabul* by Asne Seierstad
A reporter lives with a modern Afghan family and finds out what life is like in that war torn country.
Bringing Down the House* by Ben Mezrich
"Shy, geeky, amiable" MIT grad Kevin Lewis, was, Mezrich learns at a party, living a double life winning huge sums of cash in Las Vegas casinos.
Chinese Cinderella* by Adeline Yen May
This is the aubiography of an unwanted daughter who surpasses everyone's expectations.
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gwande
Medical professionals make mistakes, learn on the job, and improvise much of their technique and self-confidence. Gawande's tales are humane and passionate reminders that doctors are people, too.
Freakonomics… by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Though the idea of reading an economics text may bring to mind nightmarish visions of incomprehensible facts, figures and graphs, this book is refreshingly accessible and engrossing.
Gifted Hands… by Ben Carson
An autobiography of a black man who is one of today's leading neurosurgeons. While pursuing his career, Carson encountered prejudice, negative peer pressure, and politics in getting a job. His sense of humor, faith in God, patience, and his belief in the work ethic come through without preaching.
Panic in Level 4 by Richard Preston
Kaffir Boy* by Mark Mathabane
In this powerful account of growing up black in South Africa, a young writer makes us feel intensely the horrors of apartheid.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* by Maya Angelou
This is the first book in poet Maya Angelou's five volume autobiography. It chronicles the traumatic and happy events of her early years.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Krakauer pieces together the last two years of the life of Chris McCandless, a WoodsonHigh School graduate who gave away all of his money and possessions and travelled to Alaska.
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ever wondered just what climbing Mount Everest would be like? You'll know after reading this memoir.
Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel
Everyone knows that Galileo Galilei dropped cannonballs off the leaning tower of Pisa, developed the first reliable telescope, and was convicted by the Inquisition for holding a heretical belief--that the
earth revolved around the sun. But did you know he had a daughter?
Lucifer’s Legacy by Frank Close
Is the universe perfectly balanced? Physicist Frank Close looks at symmetry and the deep structures of the universe in his luminescent book Lucifer's Legacy.
The Moon by Whale Light by Diane Ackerman
A unique blend of poetic essays and scientific descriptions of usually unlovely animals.
On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follet
This is the true and inspirational story of a daring rescue during the height of the tension between the U.S. and Iran after the fall of the Shah.
Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand
This is the story of the most famous race horse who ever lived in the US. An unpromising colt at first, Seabiscuit's spirit amazes his trainers and influences the lives of countless Americans.
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
Little is known about Shakespeare’s life, and in this biography Bryson makes no attempt to expand on the known details, as other authors have. Starting by presenting the paucity of facts, he goes on to
sketch the life of the worlds greatest playwright, from Stratford to London and back again.
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
What seems to be a bunch of hilarious yarns turns into a running commentary on what constitutes authentic knowledge: learning by understanding, not by rote; refusal to give up on seemingly insoluble
problems; and total disrespect for fancy ideas that have no grounding in the real world.
Teen Angst by Ned Vizzini
Nineteen-year-old Vizzini recounts his comical and intelligent experiences as a teenager coming of age in New York City.
This Boy’s Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
Teenaged Wolff moves with his divorced mother from Florida to Utah to Washington State to escape her violent boyfriend. When she remarries, Wolff finds himself in a bitter battle of wills with his
abusive stepfather, a contest
Resolved Question: Where do locals go downtown Las Vegas?
Casinos. restaurants and night clubs
Voting Question: I will be in Las Vegas this weekend? Can anyone tell me which casino offers the table game " Sicbo"?
I called a bunch of places including NYNY, MGM, Mirage, Ceasers, and they don't carry it. Is it true??
Resolved Question: would you feel comfortable buying a home in Las Vegas considering the water issues out West? ?
I like Las Vegas a lot. I am a first time buyer and want to move there.
But I worry about the city running out of water. Is this a rational worry?
My friend says if water was an issue investors wouldn't be spending
billions of dollars building new casinos.
Resolved Question: can someone help me with this math word problem please?
According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records stuntman Dan Koko fell a distance of 332 feet into an airbag after jumping from the Vegas World Hotel and Casino. The distance d in feet traveled by a freefalling object in t seconds is given by the formula d = 16t 2. To the nearest tenth of a second, how long did the stuntman's freefall last?
Resolved Question: Body Worlds exhibition?
The 'Body Worlds' exhibition is currently showing at the California Science Centre and also at the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas. Are they both the same - as the exhibition in California is cheaper and I am wondering which to see.
Thanks,
Resolved Question: Where is a good U.S. city to vacation to if you want to go to casinos for a few days, besides vegas...?
My parents want to go somewhere for a long weekend and my dad LOVES casinos...other than Vegas, where are some good cities to vacation to?
Resolved Question: Whats the best place to go on Holiday?
Im asking cause i aint got an idea of where is the place to go this will be my first holiday as in out the country and of course not with my parents but friends ive just had enough of these crap British summers
Please dont say portugal france or Spain or anywhere in Spain especoally Ayia napa all my friends have gone there and all I know about the place it that it has clubs and lots of British young people go there how is that fun? Aint it the same as going to Bristol or South end I dunno lol but somwhere with clubs right here so thats not good.
I aint left this country before and I dont want to go to some shithole I got money to go on holiday next year my friend said he went las vegas and its good i dont believe the idiots even gone and isnt las Vegas just casinos
I wanna go somewhere hot where you wont see racist people and low crime and drug users.
lol you racist make me laugh I aint African im British aint been there parents aint been there two of my grandparents also plus i got ancestry in 3 nations there. spook lol what is that about and I dont suffer from racism here only by internet racists hiding behind their screen names so Ill never see them.
Emma what does 'Pantokrator in corfu ' mean and I know you speak English as you answered others in English
Resolved Question: How would i Work out this physics problem?
The greatest height reported for a jump into an airbag is 99.4 m by stuntman Dan Koto. In 1948 he jumped from rest from the top of the Vegas World Hotel and Casino. He struck the airbag at a speed of 39 m/s (88 mi/h). To assess the effects of air resistance, determine how fast he would have been traveling on impact had air resistance been absent.
I don't even know what i'm finding exactly not to speak of how to find it lol
Explanations please....I'm trying to learn and not just finish my HW assignment
Resolved Question: I am getting Married in August 2009.. I am on a budget but would like something nice and unforgettable.?
Does anyone know where i can find some pictures of a wedding that themed silver and black i have a big wedding party and i am trying to get an idea of what a silver and black wedding would look like ... and also any advice or ideas of a wedding on a budget? I would like to do a las vegas themed casino reception! lol but an idea thanks:)
Resolved Question: 50th birthday ideas that are unique?
My brother in law is turning 50 we have to throw his party my husband comes from a family of 8 each throws the 50th for one another. We have had a scavenger hunt for one, a travel back in time for another, a game night for another. Now it's our turn . He doesn't want a party he keeps telling me to have it in Hawaii so no one comes:) any Ideas of something VERY unique and fun that he would love? oh we did a murder mystery for another. I though maybe casino night as I could say were in Vegas but not sure even with the adult nieces and Nephews if I would have enough people? need help it's in Dec but planning is everything to me as I am a caterer with a large mental block right now
Resolved Question: 320 useless facts that you probally dont know and wont need to know!!!!!?
1. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley's Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.
2. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.
3. The "57" on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.
4. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world's garbage annually. On average, that's 3 pounds a day per person.
5. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.
6. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn't digest itself.
7. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.
8. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
9. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.
10. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
11. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
12. Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.
13. Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.
14. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
15. All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).
16. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.
17. The ZIP in "ZIP code" means Zoning Improvement Plan.
18. Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.
19. A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.
20. It's estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world's population is drunk.
21. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar
22. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
23. Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.
24. The "spot" on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.
25. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.
26. The "save" icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.
27. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Löwenthal and Emma Wedgewood respectively).
28. Camel's have three eyelids.
29. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.
30. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.
31. Warren Beatty and Shirley McLaine are brother and sister.
32. Chocolate can kill dogs; it directly affects their heart and nervous system.
33. Daniel Boone hated coonskin caps.
34. Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If captured, they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
35. 55.1% of all US prisoners are in prison for drug offenses.
36. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
37. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
38. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce".
39. Slugs have four noses.
40. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
41. The Three Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).
42. India has a Bill of Rights for cows.
43. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out. (DON'T TRY IT, DUMBASS)
44. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.
45. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by taking out an olive from First Class salads.
46. About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
47. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
48. Over a course of about eleven years, the sun's magnetic poles switch places. This cycle is called "Solarmax".
49. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves in Chess.
50. Upper and lower case letters are named "upper" and "lower" because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.
51. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
52. The numbers "172" can be found on the back of the US 5 d
53. Coconuts kill about 150 people each year. That's more than sharks.
54. Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday.
55. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before it.
56. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
57. The first bomb the Allies dropped on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
58. The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour.
59. It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa. He never signed or dated the painting. Leonardo and Mona had identical bone structures according to the painting. X-ray images have shown that there are 3 other versions under the original.
60. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
61. Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow the film down so you could see his moves.
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62. The largest amount of money you can have without having change for a dollar is $1.19 (3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies cannot be divided into a dollar).
63. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
64. IBM's motto is "Think". Apple later made their motto "Think different".
65. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white, due to low budget.
66. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
67. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
68. One in fourteen women in America is a natural blonde. Only one in sixteen men is.
69. The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service.
70. When the Titanic sank, 2228 people were on it. Only 706 survived.
71. In America, someone is diagnosed with AIDS every 10 minutes. In South Africa, someone dies due to HIV or AIDS every 10 minutes.
72. Every day, 7% of the US eats at McDonald's.
73. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, which Motorola got their name from.
74. In the US, about 127 million adults are overweight or obese; worldwide, 750 million are overweight and 300 million more are obese. In the US, 15% of children in elementary school are overweight; 20% are worldwide.
75. In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid (Disney spelled backward).
76. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, "Red Vineyard at Arles".
77. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
78. One in ten people live on an island.
79. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
80. 28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, its 38%.
81. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
82. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
83. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek.
84. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
85. Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokes model.
86. The sound you here when you put a seashell next to your ear is not the ocean, but blood flowing through your head.
87. More people are afraid of open spaces (kenophobia) than of tight spaces (claustrophobia).
88. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
89. There is a 1 in 4 chance that New York will have a white Christmas.
90. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
91. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
92. Back in the mid to late '80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
93. $203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.
94. Every US president has worn glasses (just not always in public).
95. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
96. Jim Henson first coined the word "Muppet". It is a combination of "marionette" and "puppet."
97. The names of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with (not counting the words "North" and "South).
98. The Michelin man is known as Mr. Bib. His name was Bibendum in the company's first ads in 1896.
100. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
101. About 14% of injecting drug users are HIV positive.
102. A word or sentence that is the same front and back (racecar, kayak) is called a "palindrome".
103. A snail can sleep for 3 years.
104. People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide.
105. China has more English speakers than the United States.
106. Finnish folklore says that when Santa comes to Finland to deliver gifts, he leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko instead. According to French tradition, Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nichols, who visits homes on New Year's Eve after everyone is asleep, and if a plate is set out for him, he fills it with cookies and cakes.
107. One in every 9000 people is an albino.
108. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
109. You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
110. Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury.
111. Every year 4 people in the UK die putting their trousers on.
112. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds; dogs only have about ten.
113. Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing.
114. In every episode of "Seinfeld" there is a Superman picture or reference somewhere.
115. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.
116. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
117. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
118. Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.
119. About 55% of all movies are rated R.
120. About 500 movies are made in the US and 800 in India annually.
121. Arabic numerals are not really Arabic; they were created in India.
122. Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations (implemented on July 16, 1969) makes it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles.
123. The February of 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
124. The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
125. There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat, though it may feel uncomfortable.
126. The cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
127. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
128. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
129. There are about 2 chickens for every human in the world.
130. The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick.
131. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
132. For every memorial statue with a person on a horse, if the horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of battle wounds; if all four of the horse's legs are on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
133. On a Canadian two-dollar bill, the American flag is flying over the Parliament Building.
134. An American urologist bought Napoleon's penis for $40,000.
135. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
136. Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT".
137. $283,200 is the absolute highest amount of money you can win on Jeopardy.
138. Almonds are members of the peach family.
139. Rats and horses can't vomit.
140. The penguin is the only bird that can't fly but can swim.
141. There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.
142. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
143. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
144. There are only four words in the English language that end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
145. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
146. Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie.
147. "101 Dalmatians" and "Peter Pan" are the only Disney animations in which both of a character's parents are present and don't die during the movie.
148. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
149. Hedenophobic means fear of pleasure.
150. Ancient Egyptian priests would pluck every hair from their bodies.
151. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
152. Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18. 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21.
153. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
154. All polar bears are left-handed.
155. The catfish has over 27000 taste buds (more than any other animal)
156. A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
157. Butterflies taste with their feet.
158. Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.
159. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
160. Starfish have no brains.
161. 11% of the world is left-handed.
162. John Hancock and Charles Thomson were the only people to sign the Declaration of independence on July 4th, 1776. The last signature came five years later.
163. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
164. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
165. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
166. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
167. A healthy (non-colorblind) human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
168. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
169. Lizards can self-amputate their tails for protection. It grows back after a few months.
170. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". It can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
171. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
172. A honeybee can fly at fifteen miles per hour.
173. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
174. A "jiffy" is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second.
175. The average child recognizes over 200 company logos by the time he enters first grade.
176. The youngest pope ever was 11 years old.
177. The first novel ever written on a typewriter is Tom Sawyer.
178. One out of every 43 prisoners escapes from jail. 94% are recaptured.
179. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
180. The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs melted into it.
181. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
182. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
183. Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e. "You've got Mail!"). He is heard about 27 million times a day. The recordings were done before Quantum changed its name to AOL and the program was known as "Q-Link."
184. A polar bears skin is black. Its fur is actually clear, but like snow it appears white.
185. Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis middle name was spelled Aron, in honor of his brother.
186. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
187. Donkeys kill more people than plane crashes.
188. Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."
189. There are a million ants for every person on Earth.
190. If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
191. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
192. The name Jeep comes from "GP", the army abbreviation for General Purpose.
193. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.
194. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
195. Cats' urine glows under a black light.
196. A "quidnunc" is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.
197. The first US Patent was for manufacturing potassium carbonate (used in glass and gunpowder). It was issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31, 1970.
198. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, the helicopter, and many other present day items.
199. In the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
200. 25% of a human's bones are in its feet.
201. David Sarnoff received the Titanic's distress signal and saved hundreds of passengers. He later became the head of the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).
202. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
203. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than every Nike factory worker in Malaysia combined.
204. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the '30s lobbied against hemp farmers (they saw it as competition).
205. "Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
206. Only one in two billion people will live to be 116 or older.
207. If you yelled for 8 years 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
208. Rape is reported every six minutes in the U.S.
209. The human heart creates enough pressure in the bloodstream to squirt blood 30 feet.
210. A jellyfish is 95% water.
211. Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001).
212. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
213. Elephants only sleep for two hours each day.
214. On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
215. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. (the heart is not a muscle)
216. In golf, a 'Bo Derek' is a score of 10.
217. In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined.
218. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
219. If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple.
220. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
221. The only real person to be a PEZ head was Betsy Ross.
222. There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France.
223. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers plays football at home the stadium becomes Nebraska's third largest city.
224. The characters 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".
225. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
226. In Iceland, a Big Mac costs $5.50.
227. Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers.
228. Newborn babies have about 350 bones. They gradually merge and disappear until there are about 206 by age 5.
229. There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal.
230. In a survey of 200000 ostriches over 80 years, not one tried to bury its head in the sand.
231. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A quarter has 119.
232. On an American one-dollar bill there is a tiny owl in the upper-left-hand corner of the upper-right-hand "1" and a spider hidden in the front upper-right-hand corner.
233. Judy Scheindlin ("Judge Judy") has a $25,000,000 salary, while Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has a $190,100 salary.
234. The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator Frank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z.
235. Andorra, a tiny country on the border between France and Spain, has the longest average lifespan: 83.49 years.
236. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
237. Mr. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister.
238. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day.
239. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
240. You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
241. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
242. "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.
243. There are 336 dimples on a regulation US golf ball. In the UK its 330.
244. The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn't kill their enemies.
245. "Duff" is the decaying organic matter found on a forest floor.
246. The US has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined.
247. There have been over 600 lawsuits against Alexander Grahm Bell over rights to the patent of the telephone, the most valuable patent in U.S. history.
248. Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world).
249. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
250. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
251. At the height of its power in 400 BC, the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves.
252. Julius Caesar's autograph is worth about $2,000,000.
253. The tool doctors wrap around a patient's arm to measure blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer.
254. People say "bless you" when you sneeze because your heart stops for a millisecond.
255. US gold coins used to say "In Gold We Trust".
256. In "Silence of the Lambs", Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) never blinks.
257. A shrimp's heart is in its head.
258. In the 17th century, the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places. Today, to 1.2411 trillion.
259. The bestselling books of all time are The Bible (6billion+), Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung (900million+), and The Lord of the Rings (100million+)
260. Pearls melt in vinegar.
261. "Lassie" was played by a group of male dogs; the main one was named Pal.
262. In 1863, Paul Hubert of Bordeaux, France, was sentenced to life in jail for murder. After 21 years, it was discovered that he was convicted of murdering himself.
263. Nepal is the only country that doesn't have a rectangular flag. Switzerland is the only country with a square flag.
264. Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the only angels named in the Bible.
265. Tiger Woods' real first name is Eldrick. His father gave him the nickname "Tiger" in honor of a South Vietnamese soldier his father had fought alongside with during the Vietnam War.
266. Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol.
267. Abraham Lincoln's ghost is said to haunt the White House.
268. God is not mentioned once in the book of Esther.
269. The odds of being born male are about 51.2%, according to census.
270. Scotland has more redheads than any other part of the world.
271. There is an average of 61,000 people airborne over the US at any given moment.
272. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane in case there is a crash.
273. The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad. The most common name (of any type) in the world is Mohammed.
274. The surface of the Earth is about 60% water and 10% ice.
275. For every 230 cars that are made, 1 will be stolen.
276. Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital.
277. Lightning strikes the earth about 8 million times a day.
278. Around 2,000 left-handed people die annually due to improper use of equipment designed only for right handed people.
279. The "if" and "then" parts of conditional ("if P then Q") statement are called the protasis (P) and apodosis (Q).
280. Humans use a total of 72 different muscles in speech.
281. If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode.
282. Only female mosquitoes bite.
283. The U.S. Post Office handles 43 percent of the world's mail.
284. Most household dust is made of dead skin cells.
285. One in about eight million people has progeria, a disease that causes people to grow faster than they age.
286. The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female.
287. The "countdown" (counting down from 10 for an event such as New-Years Day) was first used in a 1929 German silent film called "Die Frau Im Monde" (The Girl in the Moon).
288. Negative emotions such as anxiety and depression can weaken your immune system.
289. There are seven suicides in the Bible: Abimelech. Samson, Saul, Saul's armor-bearer, Ahithophel, Zimri, Judas.
290. A mongoose is not a goose but more like a meercat, which is not a cat but more like a prairie dog, which is not a dog but more like a ground squirrel.
291. Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo died.
292. Mercury is the only planet whose orbit is coplanar with its equator. Venus and Uranus are the only planets that rotate opposite to the direction of their orbit.
293. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe died on July 4th. Adams and Jefferson died in the same year. Supposedly, Adams last words were "Thomas Jefferson survives."
294. The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth, not Babe Ruth the baseball player.
295. Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open.
296. The Falkland Isles (pop. about 2000) has over 700000 sheep (350 per person).
297. There are 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
298. While many treaties have been signed at or near Paris, France (including many after WWI and WWII), nine are actually known as the "Treaty of Paris": Seven Years' War (1763), American Revolutionary War (1783), French-Swede War (1810), France vs Sixth Coalition (1814), Battle of Waterloo (1815), Crimean War (1856), Spanish-American War (1898), union of Bessarabia and Romania (1920), establishment of European Coal and Steel Community (1951).
299. Robert Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's oldest son) was in Washington DC during his father's assassination as well as during President Garfield's assassination, and he was in Buffalo NY when President McKinley was assassinated.
300. The city of Venice stands on about 120 small islands.
301. The past-tense of the English word "dare" is "durst".
302. Don Mac Lean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), who all died in the same plane crash.
303. The drummer for ZZ Top (the only one without a beard) is named Frank Beard.
304. Hummingbirds can't walk.
305. When movie directors do not want their names to be seen in the credits, they use the pseudonym "Allen Smithee" instead. It has been used over 50 times, starting with "Death of a Gunfighter" (1969).
306. Four different people played the part of Darth Vader (body, face, voice, and breathing).
307. Pamela Lee-Anderson was the first to be born in Canada on the centennial anniversary of Canada's independence (7/1/1967).
308. There is about 200 times more gold in the oceans than has been mined throughout history.
309. William Shatner is credited for being the first person on TV to say "hell" as well as to have the first inter-racial kiss (with Nichelle Nichols), both in episodes of Star Trek.
310. While the US government's supply of gold is kept at Fort Knox, its supply of silver is kept at the Military Academy at West Point, NY.
311. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf.
312. Compact discs read from the inside to the outside edge, the reverse of how a record works.
313. In the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, if a man was not married by age 30, he would not be allowed to vote or watch athletic events involving nude young men.
to icabear- maybe there was achohol on the floor :o
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