| Earthworms
can grow to a length of 11 feet. They breathe through their skin since they have
no lungs.
Theodore Roosevelt shook hands with 8,513 people on New Years
day of 1907. Who do you think counted this fact? Why?
Delaware is the only state whose counties are divided into regions called ‘hundreds’.
Accidents occur in the home most often on the stairs. The next biggest
cause is power tools.
You knew the reason for making manhole covers round…..think
about it. They don’t fall in the hole….
Grover Cleveland is the only US
President so far to have been married in the White House.
Hot water weighs
more than cold water does.
The men’s jacket known as a ‘blazer’ was named
for the British Ship…the H.M.S. Blazer. The captain of that ship insisted that
the crew always wear a blue jacket with metal buttons…..at all times.
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Peary Perry
Bet You Didn’t Know -
A Treasure Trove of Trivia
September 24, 2010 column
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