TheArchfiend Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Got an interesting or even somewhat amusing or unique tidbit? Post it here. Here are a few to get this puppy started: Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases. The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down-hence the expression "to get fired." Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. (Actually, I'd heard that it was because of the sound the machine makes everytime it shoots out a block of kisses; it's a smacking sound like an exaggerated kiss.) The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 This is what the "Say Something Randon Board" is for. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=437 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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