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Read on everyone! The first traffic light was installed in England in 1868 in front of the Houses of Parliment. Annual growth of WWW traffic is 341,000% Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in Sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as Lost time in traffic could cost American businesses up to 100 billion dollars per year. It's said that the height of a wave is half of the winds speed in MPH In 1922, Pitcairn Airlines was the first to provide air sickness bags In 1996, 40,000 U.S. airline passengers were bumped against their will. The Boeing Commercial Airplane factory in Everett, Wahington , is the largest building in the world. The entire Disneyland amusement park, including its parking The biggest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii. In the 1930s airplanes dropped bombs to try to stop or reroute the Hawaiian lava flows. In The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." The thumb-nail grows the slowest; the middle finger-nail grows the fastest. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class. The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving Many of today's small planes are better equipped electronically than the airliners of the 1950s. A typical four place aircraft can be equipped with satellite The Boeing 777 relies completely on its avionics systems. The triple- redundant flight control system is completely "fly-by-wire." In other words, this airliner has All of the avionics systems aboard this aircraft use built in test equipment (BITE) that automatically troubleshoots faults.
Wallops aircraft serve as research platforms for worldwide scientific missions studying forest ecological systems, ice formations, atmospheric phenomena and The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the 'American Pie.' (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.) QANTAS, Australia's major international airline, is the only airline in the world never to have crashed, ever! With all the voltage driving a lightning bolt, it's a pretty irresistible force. If it encounters resistance, heat quickly builds up and burns through resistant or insulating the very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. Every photograph of an American atomic bomb detonation was taken by Harold Edgerton. Every Swiss citizen is required by law to have a bomb shelter or access to a bomb shelter. During WWII, Americans tried to train bats to drop bombs. They failed. 160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road. During the time that the atomic bomb was being hatched by the United States at Alamogordo, New Mexico, applicants for routine jobs like janitor were When provoked, a bombardier beetle swivels the tip of its abdomen and shoots a jet of boiling chemicals at its attacker. The chemicals are produced in a Workers in Bombay average 39.3 paid vacation days a year. That compares with 27.9 days in Paris, 22.1 in London, and 8.6 in Los Angeles. The daily commuter trains arriving or departing Bombay India every 2 minutes were designed to carry 1700 standing passengers, but are routinely packed with On a typical day, your name is transmitted between computers five times. While beta testing a newly compiled computer program, government workers found a real-life Donald Duck! It turns out the programmers used this 'fictional' That Mayans of the Meso Americas arrived at zero and without the concept the binary computer numerals would be non existant. That Dennis the Small of the The computer HAL, from the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey', gets his name NOT from the one-letter offset of IBM, but from the simple fact that Arthur C. John Klawitter, from Grosse Pointe, bears a VERY strong resemblance to Macauley Culkin.... ENIAC, the first electronic computer, appeared 50 years ago. The original ENIAC was about 80 feet long, weighed 30 tons, had 17,000 tubes.By Another recent study shows that computer users blink an average of 7 times per minute. The average persons blinks 22 times per minute. By 1995 8 million U.S. households had computers with CD-ROM drives, a 1600% increase over 1990. Computer Crime adds up to more than 10 billion dollars per year. The last Coast Guard radio navigation station still using Morse code transmitted its last message on March 31, 1995 from Chesapeake, Virginia. Morse first "Flow Control" is the way your computer and your modem manage the speed of the incoming data. If the data comes into the modem so fast that the computer The last Coast Guard radio navigation station still using Morse code transmitted its last message on March 31, 1995 from Chesapeake, Virginia. Morse first Today’s average household in the USA contains more computer power than existed in the world before 1965. The average desktop computer contains 5-10 times more computing power than was used to land a man on the moon.
Ever wonder why typewriter or computer keyboards are arranged in the so-called "QWERTY" pattern? It was because, in the early days of mechanical Dolphins don't automatically breath, they have to tell themselves to. The central phenomenon which enables *all* vacuum tubes (or valves to the British) to work is the "boiling" off of electrons from the cathode when the cathode The Boeing 777 relies completely on its avionics systems. The triple- redundant flight control system is completely "fly-by-wire." In other words, this airliner has Another recent study shows that computer users blink an average of 7 times per minute. On the Atari ST, just after the computer is switched on, 17 files at the maximum can be simultaneously displayed in the desk windows, in text display.
The Space Station program moved from concept to reality: 25,000 pounds of flight hardware were built, and another 75,000 pounds were to be delivered in According to American Programmer, 31.1% of computer software projects get canceled before they are completed, and 52.7% will overrun their initial cost The earth's magnetic field pulls the electron beams hitting the cathode ray tube in computer monitors. Every computer monitor has to be calibrated relative to its According to Information Week (Sept. 6, 1993), the annual productivity loss by US Businesses due to employees playing computer games is an estimated $100 'There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.' --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977. Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the correct screw. Water is purified in large part by the routine actions of living organisms. Energy from sunlight drives the process of photosynthesis in aquatic plants, which celery has negative calories. It takes more energy to eat it than celery has to begin with. The Sun puts out more energy in once second than mankind has used since the beginning of time. Olympus Mons, a volcano found on Mars, is the largest volcano found in the galaxy. It is 370 miles across and rises up 15 miles. Volcanoes on Lo, a moon of The United States has 5% of the world's popluation, yet consumes 25% of it's energy supply. Natural gas, which is the major constituent, is a clean fuel. For the same energy, it produces 40% or more and less carbon dioxide when it burns. It is a major A person uses more household energy shaving with a hand razor at a sink (because of the water power, the water pump and so on) than he would by using an In some volcanic areas such as Iceland, the temperature rises beneath the surface of the earth as high as 680 degrees F (360 degrees C) that engineers can tap If their heat energy could be converted to electric power, two SRMs firing for two minutes would produce 2.2 million kilowatt hours of power, enough to supply The energy released by the three Space Shuttle main engines is equivalent to the output of 23 Hoover Dams. [NASA] Like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune has an internal heat source -- it radiates about twice as much energy as it receives from the Sun [The Nine Planets]
The energy in an average one day hurricane could power the United States for three years.
The bomb dropped on Nagasaki, August 9, 1945, unleashed 10 kilotons of energy, which is equivilant to 10,000 tons of TNT. The Physicists working on the The term 'GOOGOL' was coined by the child of a university math professor. It seems the prof. was using a blackboard in his home to do some calculations. On In the novel , 'The seven percent solution ' , Sherlock Holmes meets Sigmund Freud , gets cured of his cocaine addiction , delays the onset of WW I , and In response to a fact read on this page regarding the Egyptian use of pi as a mathematical measurement in the creation of the pyramids:Its believed that they Canadian and Japanese mathematicians have calculated the value of pi to a new world record of almost 4,294,967,286 decimal places. At 4,294,967,286 There are two versions of Buddy Holly's 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore.' One version starts out with a studio engineer saying '1, 2, 2.' Apparently the guy can't In 1692 the French King, Louis XIV, ordered the French Academy of Sciences to design a new typeface for the exclusive use of the Imprimerie Royale. A Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia) [Source: The Phobia List ] Amathophobia- Fear of dust. [Source: The Phobia List ] 'Instead of having 'answers' on a math test, they should just call them 'impressions,' and if you got a different 'impression,' so what, can't we all be brothers?' Mustard gas was invented in the McKinley Building on the American University campus. Natural gas, which is the major constituent, is a clean fuel. For the same energy, it produces 40% or more and less carbon dioxide when it burns. It is a major Scorpions can withstand 200 times more nuclear radiation than humans. Ironically, for their first year (1979) nuclear polka band Brave Combo didn't have an accordionist. Then, in 1980 because of Joe King Carrasco and Joe Nick Stars move along an evolutionary path. Most stars, like our sun, are in the main sequence; that is, they are undergoing nuclear fusion (the burning of hydrogen to Most of the heavy elements that exist were created either by nuclear fusion or by supernova explosions. That means that the elements in our bodies originated Jupiter is just about as large in diameter as a gas planet can be. If more material were to be added, it would be compressed by gravity such that the overall radius Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons. [Source: The Phobia List ] 'It depends on your definition of asleep. They were not stretched out. They had their eyes closed. They were seated at their desks with their heads in a nodding Einstein actually invented the words 'wubulous' 'cancer' 'disco' 'nasty' and 'fart' [Source: Think Like Einstein: the lesser known facts (Thronton), Words and their Origins (Leichther)] Hacky Sack was invented by a football player in the mid 1970’s who used it to strengthen tendons he had torn in his knee [Source: Article: Trivial but True] Shakespeare invented the words 'puke' and 'bedroom' [Source: Acting class] The condom was originally made of sheep intestine. It was invented by a Dr. Condom in the early 1500s for Henry VIII. Seems that Henry wanted to sleep with The toothbrush was invented in China in 1498. The words 'assassination'and 'bump' were invented by Shakespeare. Play-doh was first invented as a wallpaper cleaner [Source: Fun Facts] Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. [Source: Useless Facts] Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver in 1836. [Source: Useless Facts] Thomas Edison invented the talking doll in 1888. [Source: Useless Facts] The bowling ball was invented in 1862. [Source: Useless Facts] Jaques Edwin Bradenberger invented cellophane in 1908 [Source: Useless Facts] In 1980, Mr. Scott Fahlman invented the smiley face emoticon :-) [Source: Useless Facts] Dry cereal for breakfast was invented by John Henry Kellogg at the turn of the century. [Source: Useless Facts] Blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss, the person not the company, in the 1850's. [Source: Useless Facts] In-line skates were invented by a Dutch inventor in the early 1700's, when he attached spools to his shoes. Conventional roller skates, with 2 pairs of rollers, Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals and a glass harmonica. [Source: Useless Facts] The electric chair was invented by a dentist. [Source: Useless Facts] The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Benjamin Franklin invented insurance agencies, the almanac, police departments,fire departments,and a lot more wild stuff David Lexington can't recall. But he The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The Mirabilis software company which invented ICQ software, is a young Israely company. The young (and rich) directors are not older then 30. RULE OF THUMB: Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger into the mix to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Too Basketball and Hockey were both invented by Canadians. [Source: Television] In 1904, ice cream cones were invented at the St. Louis World Exposition. An ice cream vendor ran out of dishes and improvised by rolling up some waffles to In 1846, Nancy Johnson invented the hand-cranked ice cream churn. Ice cream surged in popularity! [Source: Useless Facts] Christmas Crackers were invented around 1846 by Tom Smith who developed them for Christmas from the French habit of wrapping sugared almonds in twists The tailless dinner jacket was invented in Tuxedo Park, New York. Thus it is called the "tuxedo dinner jacket" and is named after the town...not the other way The straw was probably invented by Egyptian brewers to taste in-process beer without Mustard gas was invented in the McKinley Building on the American University campus. The soldiers of World War I were the first people to use the modern flushing toilet. The inventor: Thomas Crapper. In 1938, Chester Carlson invented xerography out of two natural phenomena already known: materials of opposite electrical charges are attracted, and certain George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera, hated having his picture taken. Germany holds the title for most independent inventors to apply for patents. The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500s. The words "assassination"and "bump" were invented by Shakespeare. History's first submarine attack took place in New York Harbor in 1776! The Connecticut inventor David Bushnell called his submarine the Turtle because it The famous French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, who discovered the role of oxygen in combustion, and who is considered to be the father of modern
The Oklahoma bombing suspect obtained a copy of the "Turner Diaries," a book which advocates the violent overthrow of government, off the Internet. The famous physicist and inventor, Tesla, rumourdly developed a ray gun. The pole was later purchased by Sir Isaac Newton, who used it in the support of his telescope. The smoke detector was invented in 1969. The number of inmates in state and federal prisons has increased more than five-fold from less than 200,000 in 1970 to 1,053,000 by 1994. An additional Illinois Avenue, GO, B&O Railroad, Free Parking and Tennessee Avenue are the five aquares in Monopoly on which you're most likely to land. St. Petersburg, FL had 427 consecutive days of sunshine The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515. The mother of Monkees' Mike Nesmith invented White Out. Craven Walker invented the lava lamp, and its contents are colored wax and water. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had a red eye. he was albino. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright's son. Spam was invented in 1937. Ice Cream was invented in China in about 200 B.C., when a soft, milk & rice mixture was further solidified by packing it in snow. The first hand-crank ice cream freezer was invented in 1846 by Nancy Johnson. The rumba originated in Cuba Norman Stingley invented the Super Ball The basis of Arabic numerals, including the newly invented 'zero', probably originated in India around the 6th century and this new knowledge followed the trade The electric chair for executions was 'invented' by Thomas Edison in an effort to demonize his competitor's products. Edison was trying to promote his inferior 'Everything that can be invented has been invented.' --Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899. [Source: Quotes] 'Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.' -- Lily Tomlin [Source: Quotes] <-----back to less useless facts!
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