racz_jay25
01/11/08, 11:34 PM
Freedom is the name of the 195-foot-tall statue on top of the U.S Capitol building.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was Muhammad Ali’s real name.
The medical doctor who specializes in treatment of the ear, nose, and throat is called otolaryngologist.
There were about 2,300,000 stone blocks used to build Egypt’s Great Pyramid.
Bale (also, a turn) is a word for group of turtles.
Nash was the first auto manufacturer to offer the use of seatbelts in 1950 (not the BMW, Buick or Volvo).
Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and scientist, invent the first mechanical calculator in 1642. Originally called “digital arithmetic machine”.
Peanut is not really a nut. It’s a legume (as are peas and beans). A legume is the pod fruit of certain plants, while a nut is a hard dry fruit with a single seed inside.
The term First Lady was first used to refer President Rutherford B. Hayes’ wife named Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, in 1877.
The only animal with four legs that bend in the same direction is elephant. However, it has only two kneecaps. (The next time you go to the zoo, observe their legs. I’ll do the same..)
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was Muhammad Ali’s real name.
The medical doctor who specializes in treatment of the ear, nose, and throat is called otolaryngologist.
There were about 2,300,000 stone blocks used to build Egypt’s Great Pyramid.
Bale (also, a turn) is a word for group of turtles.
Nash was the first auto manufacturer to offer the use of seatbelts in 1950 (not the BMW, Buick or Volvo).
Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician and scientist, invent the first mechanical calculator in 1642. Originally called “digital arithmetic machine”.
Peanut is not really a nut. It’s a legume (as are peas and beans). A legume is the pod fruit of certain plants, while a nut is a hard dry fruit with a single seed inside.
The term First Lady was first used to refer President Rutherford B. Hayes’ wife named Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, in 1877.
The only animal with four legs that bend in the same direction is elephant. However, it has only two kneecaps. (The next time you go to the zoo, observe their legs. I’ll do the same..)