Page 19 - The 'X' Zone Book of Triviology

o 28% of American men think they’re handsome. o 75% of Americans say they like to doodle. o Dogs are either left-handed or right-handed. o There about a 50-50 chance you were still a virgin when you were 16. o German Shepherds bite more people than any other breed of dog. o More Hollywood films have been made about boxing than about any other sport. o A common housefly’s life span is only two weeks. o Ice cream was invented in 1620. o 50% of all species of flowers in the world are found in South America. o Citizen Kane, considered to be the best movie ever made, was a box office flop. o There’s no sun at the North Pole for 186 days each year. o John Wayne appeared in 153 movies. In all but 11 of them, he was the star. o On average, Americans buy 1.5 toothbrushes a year. o Alaska has the highest percentage of Baby Boomers; Utah the lowest. o In 1776 there were 2 million people in the United States. o Only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms in ancient Egypt. o 15% of Americans wet their toilet paper before using it. o Vitamin C is also important because it helps us absorb iron. o There are 31,577,600 seconds in a year. o In 1996 U.S. postal workers were bitten by dogs 2,795 times. o The Canary Islands are named after a breed of large dog. o The average toilet will last about 50 years before it has to be replaced. o According to some sources, Crisco makes a good makeup remover. o Chew gum while peeling onions. It may keep you from crying. o An average 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day. o In one day, an average typist’s hands travel 12.6 miles. o People laugh least in the first hour after waking up in the morning. o A bee has 5,000 nostrils. It can smell an apple tree that’s 2 miles away. o The Indian hero Geronimo was once kicked out of church for gambling. o Denny’s restaurants used to be known as “Danny’s” restaurants. o The White House was originally called the “Presidential Palace.” o A brown bear can run faster than a horse at full gallop. o In the 1880s waterskiing was known as “plankgliding.” o Denver’s International Airport is larger than the city of Boston. o Human beings have 46 chromosomes. Goldfish have 96. o Paradise, South Dakota, was named by two residents named Adam and Eve. o The average dictionary contains entries for 278,000 words. o The world’s first recorded tonsillectomy was performed in the year 1,000 B.C. o The word hussy originally meant “housekeeper.” o The Netherlands used to be known as the United States. o J, the youngest letter in the English alphabet, was not added until the 1600s. o In Nepal, Mt. Everest is known as “Gauriosanker.” o The word mattress originally meant, “place to throw things.” o The book Green Eggs and Ham contains only 50 different words. o The U.S. mints $335,000 worth of nickels and $1.1 million worth of dimes a day.