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

Buzz Aldrin had Communion while he was on the moon.

The only year the US didn't have a national debt was 1835

Originally Posted by sneakers

The only year the US didn't have a national debt was 1835

Under Andrew Jackson, I believe.

The U.S.-Canada boundary is the longest international border in the world at 5,525 miles long

The Earth has an estimated 3.04 trillion trees

Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee has a clock twice as large as Big Ben in London

Originally Posted by sneakers

Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee has a clock twice as large as Big Ben in London

big ben in london is not the clock or the tower - the name refers to the bell

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

big ben in london is not the clock or the tower - the name refers to the bell

Maybe the "Allen-Bradley Clock Tower" is a bell too.

Pope Francis only has one complete lung

The doomsday clock is currently set at 23:57

More people have died from trying to take a selfie so far this year than have died of shark attacks.

Mark Twain managed to amass a net worth of around $10 million (1800's $10 million) and blow it all, and declared bankruptcy in 1894

The US is the 8th oldest country in the world (based on declared sovereignty)

The Maple Leaf on Canada's flag has 11 points

The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.