Heather's Random Stuff Page
Not having anything to do with The Young Riders
This is a page for random information that I find on the internet or hear in life and feel must be shared with the world. If you don't feel this way please email me and tell me why. [email protected]
Only one pilgrim died on the mayflower on their trip from England. And only one was born, so they ended up with the same number they left with.
The Only time the Washington Senators ever won the world Series was in 1924, they were playing against the New York Giants.
You tell the age of a walrus the same way you tell the age of a tree, by counting it's rings. If you cut a cross section of a walrus tooth you can count the number of rings and that will tell you his age.(long tusks also mean higher rank in the group)
It takes three months from the time you put an aluminum can in a recycling bin until the time it appears on the store shelf with something in it.
If there aren't enough males (or females) in a given population of frogs, some of the majority gender will change to the minority gender so they can mate.
The "Silence of the Lambs" DVD includes a recording of Anthony Hopkins' outgoing answering machine message.
A city in Montana recently changed its name to Joe.
Green is used in greenrooms because it is a soothing, relaxing color.
Pressed wood is highly toxic - it is made by taking perfectly good wood and grinding it into small pieces, then mixing it with glue and other toxic adhesives. There is no way to dispose of it in a fashion that will not harm the earth.
The first "talkie" movie was "The Jazz Singer". It was also the first singy movie :)
Glass can be recycled infinately. Paper can not be recycled infinately - it can only be recycled about 7 times. Aluminum can be recycled infinately. However, only about 30% of aluminum cans are recycled - the rest end up in landfills.
The city of San Jose, CA, is installing a giant Monopoly board in a city park.
The Toyota Prius, a hybrid vehicle, gets 52 miles per gallon.
The Price is Right has been on longer than any other game show in history.
Globes are the wrong shape - they should be a little oval, with the widest part being the equator.
When you look at the stars, you see them as they actually appeared one year ago.
Only one state (I think it's Ohio) has a flag that is not a rectangle.
Only one state, Oregon, has a state flag that is not only double-sided but has two different images on it - the front has the state seal and the back has the state animal.
Three states have flags with bears on them, (If you count Ursa Major)
Genetic scientists have been able to breed chickens with teeth.
This year on December (12) the 21st, in the year 2001, I turned 21. So basically I turned 21 on 12/21/2001. I was also born at 1:21 pm. Is that weird or what?
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