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Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Amanda Knows...
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
by eliminating
one olive
from each salad served in first-class.
by eliminating
one olive
from each salad served in first-class.
Amanda Knows...
TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
Amanda Knows...
the word
“lethologica”
describes the state of not being able
to remember the word you want.
“lethologica”
describes the state of not being able
to remember the word you want.
Amanda Knows...
Elvis had a twin brother named Garon,
who died at birth,
which is why
who died at birth,
which is why
Elvis’ middle name was spelled Aron;
in honor of his brother.
in honor of his brother.
Amanda Knows...
the shortest war in history
was between Zanzibar and England in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
was between Zanzibar and England in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Amanda Knows...
how to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean, and reverent.
(even though she's not a boy)
(even though she's not a boy)
Amanda Knows...
the Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Amanda Knows...
the world’s largest birthday cake
was created in 1989
it weighed 128,238 pounds, 8 oz.
and used 16,209 pounds of icing.
was created in 1989
it weighed 128,238 pounds, 8 oz.
and used 16,209 pounds of icing.
Amanda Knows...
if you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy
at a rate of one every second
it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
at a rate of one every second
it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.
Amanda Knows...
just twenty seconds worth of fuel remained
when Apollo 11’s lunar module landed on the moon.
Amanda Knows...
a sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet.
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Amanda Knows...
where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.
In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Amanda Knows...
it would take 11 Empire State Buildings,
stacked one on top of the other,
to measure
the Gulf of Mexico
at its deepest point.
stacked one on top of the other,
to measure
the Gulf of Mexico
at its deepest point.
Amanda Knows...
Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
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the Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
Amanda Knows...
the 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
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In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
Amanda Knows...
President Kennedy
was the fastest random speaker
in the world
with upwards of 350 words per minute.
was the fastest random speaker
in the world
with upwards of 350 words per minute.
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