The Mint issued two-cent and three-cent coins during the latter 1800s.
If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
Dinseyland & Disne World both had one of the top ten submarine fleets in the world untill the attractions they were built for closed.
Did you know that Butterflies taste with their feet?
This was actually from a T.V. commercial but anyways…
Did you know that an average female uses lipstick as much as her height in every 10 years?
Did you know that actually there are monsters under your bed? Well, actually, they’re just dust mites and they do live under your bed. They feed on your dead skin.
(That was from a book I have about microscopic organisms and many other things in your home)
I’m only posting this because it is one of the few things I learned in geometry.
The man who created the geodesic pattern used on the ‘giant golf ball’ at Walt Disney World was named R. Buckminster Fuller, thereby gaining the early monument the name of the ‘Bucky Ball’.
I asked this way back at the 2002 Nationals, and although nobody in line or on my team knew the answer, an elderly woman a couple lines over shouted out the answer.
*Originally posted by Amanda Morrison *
**I’m only posting this because it is one of the few things I learned in geometry.The man who created the geodesic pattern used on the ‘giant golf ball’ at Walt Disney World was named R. Buckminster Fuller, thereby gaining the early monument the name of the ‘Bucky Ball’.
I asked this way back at the 2002 Nationals, and although nobody in line or on my team knew the answer, an elderly woman a couple lines over shouted out the answer. **
Haha … I learned that in chemistry class. There is a lot of research in the area of bucky balls.
Stephen
Did you know…
In South Korea, people catch a baby octopus, dip it in oil and swallow it whole while it’s still alive. But the octopus tries to stay alive by gripping on with its tentacles to the throat of the person eating it as they’re swallowing.
*Originally posted by Redhead Jokes *
**Did you know…In South Korea, people catch a baby octopus, dip it in oil and swallow it whole while it’s still alive. But the octopus tries to stay alive by gripping on with its tentacles to the throat of the person eating it as they’re swallowing. **
Oh man…Now THAT sounds nasty. Why do they want an octopus gripping their throat?!? I’d throw up in a second!!!
Did you know the word “cephalopod” (the class octopus belong to) generally means “head-foot”?
The first words spoken on the moon, by Neil Armstrong, are well known, but what were the last words spoken from the moon?
“America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow.” - Commander Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17 Mission, 11 December 1972.
Did you know that a new website is established every six seconds?
I wonder what the rate is for websites being taken down…hmmm.
Did you know that your pinky finger is approximately 1 centimeter wide?
Did you know a Leafy Sea Dragons relies entirely on its ability to look like a piece of sea grass for protection against predators? (do you even know what a Leafy Sea Dragon is?) They’re very cute: Leafy Sea Dragon
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See, I told you dragons exist…
*Originally posted by Amanda Morrison *
**I’m only posting this because it is one of the few things I learned in geometry.The man who created the geodesic pattern used on the ‘giant golf ball’ at Walt Disney World was named R. Buckminster Fuller, thereby gaining the early monument the name of the ‘Bucky Ball’.
I asked this way back at the 2002 Nationals, and although nobody in line or on my team knew the answer, an elderly woman a couple lines over shouted out the answer. **
R. Buckminster Fuller tried to popularize the use of geodesic domes and spheres throughout the 1940’s. They offer many advantages over other structures.
However, Fuller didn’t create the geodesic dome, he just sought to popularize it. The geodesic dome was invented by Walter Bauersfeld in 1922. The first was built that same year in Jena, Germany.
Geodesic domes are fun because none of the triangles around their surface are the same. In addition to the sphere found in Epcot, Buckminster Fuller was also responsible for the United States Pavilion at Expo '67
…so, there’s more information about domes than you could’ve ever hoped for.
Did you know that cats have over 100 different sounds while dogs have only ten?
Did you know that the Matrix:Reloaded comes out the 15th? You should already be in line waiting.
*Originally posted by M. Krass *
**…so, there’s more information about domes than you could’ve ever hoped for. **
So I went back and looked up that info in my Geometry book, and it indeed says that Fuller created the geodesic dome.
mwahaha. /me jumps on math, stomping and kicking up a storm!
In some tropical countries - lungfish can survive periods of drought - when lakes and rivers dry up - by burying themselves in the mud. The mud soon becomes hard baked in the sun and they stay there - breathing through a tiny air passage to the outside world - until the next rains come. They can live in these pits in the mud for up to 4 years and are unable to move until the rains return - the ground gets muddy and the pit dissolves.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesnt wear pants!!
If you cut off a cockroaches head, it can still live for weeks
Cows give more milk when they listen to music
Did you know that there are more english speakers in China then there are in America?
Did you know that Donald Duck’s middle nameis Fontleroy? (My Discovery Lab teacher told me that one)
Did you know that Charles Lindberg graduated from Redondo Union High school
Strange but true