Amazing Facts!

[hjmick]

Despite its 6.5 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon in Washington was constructed in such a way that no point in the building is more than seven minutes’ walk from any other point in the building.

Too young to join the U.S. military during World War I, a sixteen-year-old Walt Disney went to Canada in an unsuccessful attempt to enlist in the military there.

The first Major League Baseball stadium to feature a live organist was Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 1941.

The two busiest commercial ports in the United States do not border the Atlantic or Pacific, but the Gulf of Mexico: They’re in New Orleans and Houston.

[jackass]

Pretty cool...but I will have to check on that Pentagon one :)

[hjmick]

Pretty cool...but I will have to check on that Pentagon one :)

Yeah, I find that one questionable as well.

[dan]

Yeah, I find that one questionable as well.

There's actually a much faster way to get to the interior of the Pentagon:

http://patriot-american.com/extimages/p_3D_SBD_wings_tail.jpg

Whoo! I'm going to hell!

[hjmick]

You're a bad man...

[hjmick]

The consistency of your ear wax is genetic.

Two of America’s greatest national symbols were made overseas: The Liberty Bell was cast in England, and the Statue of Liberty was crafted in France.

Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics — while running the marathon barefoot! He repeated the feat four years later, this time wearing shoes.

The only inter-U.S. flights made by the Concorde were between New York’s JFK Airport and the oil-rich Texas metropolis of Dallas-Fort Worth.

[hjmick]

While working on Pac Man, video game designer Tohru Iwantani was allegedly inspired by the shape of a pizza with one slice removed.

In Monaco, citizens aren’t taxed on their incomes. But there is a 19.6% “value-added tax” placed on most consumer purchases.

The string attached to boxes of animal crackers were originally placed there so that the container could be hung from the branches of a Christmas tree.

Before joining the NBA, Wilt Chamberlain played one season for the Harlem Globetrotters. He was the first member of the team to have his jersey (#13) retired.

[dan]

While working on Pac Man, video game designer Tohru Iwantani was allegedly inspired by the shape of a pizza with one slice removed.


Donkey Kong was originally called Monkey Kong, but a translation error changed the 'M' to a 'D'.

[Monkeybone]

Viagra was supposed to be a high blood pressure pill, but then they found out that it A) relaxed you too much or B) placed the 'pressure' somewhere else. you can pick which one.

[jackass]

Donkey Kong was originally called Monkey Kong, but a translation error changed the 'M' to a 'D'.

THat is actually a myth. :)

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/donkeykong.asp

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. Viagra has two major components, *Fix~A~Flat*, and *Miracle Grow*.:laugh2:

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SirJamesofTexas