Stuff you're better off not knowing

� In 1981, Japanese factory worker Kenji Urada became �the first known fatality caused by a robot.�

� Proportionally, a fly�s penis is larger than a Blue Whale�s

� The U.S. Government�s regulation on the sale of cabbage contains 26,911 words. The Declaration of Independence contains 1,300 words.

� There are two countries named �Congo,� and they are right next to each other.

� Panamanian currency is called the Balboa.

� Tom Hanks and Elvis Presley are both related to Abraham Lincoln.

� Canned foods appeared in 1811. The can opener was invented in 1855.

� It would take two and a half minutes to fall from the peak of Mt. Everest.

� Canada consumes more Kraft macaroni and cheese than any other nation.

� Lonely parrots can go insane.

� Alfred Hitchcock never won an Academy Award.

� Experts say that �O� is the oldest letter of the alphabet.

� According to one study, Winnipeg, Canada, is �the dandruff capital of the world.�

� The first American car race was held in Chicago, in 1885. The cars average speed was 7.5 mph.

� The Great Wall of China could stretch from New York City to Houston.

� So far, there is no official name for the @

� There are over 7,000 asteroids in the solar system. Only one (Vesta) is visible to the naked eye.

� The tallest mountain on earth is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It reaches 31,800 feet from the ocean floor.

� The population of Washington D.C. is greater than the population of Wyoming.

� You can tell if an Amish man is married if he has a beard.

� In 1962, Sony in NYC was the first to display the Japanese flag in America after WWII.

� The first CD to sell one million copies was the Dire Straits� Brothers in Arms.

� The Statue of Liberty�s fingernails each weigh about 100 lbs.

� If you�ve been struck by lightning, there�s an 85% chance that you�re male.

� You can lose up to 1/3 of your blood and still survive.

� The sun weighs about 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds.

� Technically, a moment lasts about 90 seconds.

� You�ll take about 23,000 breaths today.

� A horse will win a sprint against a camel; a camel will win a marathon against a horse.

� The standard U.S. drinking straw is 7 �� long.

� A typical raindrop falls at about 7 mph.

� In English, �four� is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its value.

� In an emergency, Coca-Cola can replace oil in cars.

You know those completely awkward moments in conversation, where it lulls, there is an odd silence, and you wish you had something interesting to say?
Good luck finding it here, because these are some of the most worthless pieces of trivia you can find. You're not gonna be a hit walking up to a bar, and telling that fine woman "You know, The male red colobus monkey nurses for three or four years." However, these will be great if you like to see that "What the fuck?" look on your friend's faces...
on with the trivia...