Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Did you know?

We all get these internet jokes so I rarely pass them on, but this one had some interesting items that seem worth sharing. I didn't know any of these.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A snail can sleep for three years.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

And this last one disturbs me.
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.

I mean, why not? How come Betty doesn't rate?

[hat tip to Stania]

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