I had to get back to my trivia and thanks to my love of the show "In Plain Sight" and Marshal's love of minutia, here is my next dose of random tidbits.
Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.
When Ghandi died, they found 5 gold coins in his intestines.
The hackey sack was invented in Turkey.
On average someone speaks 123 million words in their lifetime. And reads about 500 books.
A dentist invented the electric chair.
Canada actually means "big village" and is the second largest country after Russia.
No American presidents have been only children.
10% of the world is left-handed.
Mt. Everest grows 4 millimeters a year.
The Lone Ranger's real name was John Reid.
Spider webs were used to cure warts in the Middle Ages.
Lima beans contain cyanide.
Almonds are a member of the Peach family. What?
Wyoming was the first state to give women the vote.
Sigmund Freud was afraid of ferns.
A ball of steel actually bounces higher than rubber.
Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.
When Ghandi died, they found 5 gold coins in his intestines.
The hackey sack was invented in Turkey.
On average someone speaks 123 million words in their lifetime. And reads about 500 books.
A dentist invented the electric chair.
Canada actually means "big village" and is the second largest country after Russia.
No American presidents have been only children.
10% of the world is left-handed.
Mt. Everest grows 4 millimeters a year.
The Lone Ranger's real name was John Reid.
Spider webs were used to cure warts in the Middle Ages.
Lima beans contain cyanide.
Almonds are a member of the Peach family. What?
Wyoming was the first state to give women the vote.
Sigmund Freud was afraid of ferns.
A ball of steel actually bounces higher than rubber.
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