Sunday, 3 August 2008

Did You Know?

* It is not possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.

* The presidents on Mount Rushmore are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

* Beavers front teeth have a tough orange coating that protects them from being broken or chipped while cutting wood.

* The highest NFL team score is 72, by the Washington Redskins against the New York Giants (41) at Washington, on November 27, 1966.

* The Yo-Yo was invented in ancient Greece over 3,000 years ago.

* America's first minimum wage began at 25 cents an hour back in 1938.

* Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii and Maine are the only states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.

* New York was the last state to put photographs on driver's licenses in 1984.

* The Empire State Building bas 6,400 windows.

* It is considered an insult to tip at a restaurant in Iceland.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

* It is not possible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times.

I think that depends on size of paper! But I tried to fold a regular piece of paper A4... and yes I could not fold it more than 6 times!

SK

Kyle and Svet Keeton said...

I can do it seven times, regular sheet of paper.

But the last fold you have to get your car and run over it. :)

Kyle