Thread: sneakers' "Random Fact of the Day" thread

I thought it was the Great Pyramid of Giza

78% of "fresh" water in the China is not safe for human consumption.

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

I thought it was the Great Pyramid of Giza

Same thing.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Which one didn't exist?

The Hanging Garden

Originally Posted by sneakers

The Hanging Garden

Ahh.. well... thats not a known fact, but theory. Seems there are many sources that talk about the gardens, but because there are other tablets that don't mention them at all, it draws speculation that they didn't exist.

The lowest batting average to win a batting title was .301 by Carl Yastrzemski in 1968.

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

Ahh.. well... thats not a known fact, but theory. Seems there are many sources that talk about the gardens, but because there are other tablets that don't mention them at all, it draws speculation that they didn't exist.

Well we can say there is no definitive proof that it did exist....just stories.

From 1860-1916 the uniform regulations for the British Army required every soldier to have a moustache...it ended after soldiers found that having facial hair interfered with the gas mask having a good seal on their faces.

Three men served as president during the year 1841.

Alaska is 429 times larger than Rhode Island.

Before changing the name to Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson had originally called the series Woozle World.

Paul Ryan is up for election for VP, he is also up for re-election for the House of Representatives.....WI law says that he can do both, but only hold one office

The first president to earn a PhD was Woodrow Wilson.

The first verified sighting of an actual wolverine in Michigan was in 2004.

Stephen King’s Children of the Corn was First Published in Penthouse Magazine