sweet_gal Posted May 19, 2003 Did You Know That... In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. Murphy's Oil Soap is the chemical most commonly used to clean elephants. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every games. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds. Giraffes have no vocal cords. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940 's the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. No word in the English language rhymes with month. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. Issac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category. Roger Ebert is the only film critic to have ever won the Pulitzer Prize. Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. Cat's urine glows under a blacklight. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Back in the mid to late 80 's an IBM computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight simulator. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdinuur Posted May 19, 2003 Originally posted by sweet_gal: Giraffes have no vocal cords. Do they need one in the first place? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
