Some More Nerdy Trivia

• There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.

• The muzzle of a lion is like a finger print.  No two are exactly alike.

• If the entire population of China walked past you in single file, you would not live long enough to see the end of the line.

• Giraffes and humans have the same number of vertebrae in the neck; the giraffes' are just much larger.

• The Niagara River froze solid on March 29, 1848, which stopped the flow of the Niagara Falls.  So, for a few hours the locals were able to walk on the riverbed where the falls cascade.

• George Washington rejected a movement started by army officers to make him king of the USA, saying, "I didn't fight George III to become George I."

• Washington was actually America's eighth president.  Before the Constitution of 1789, America was governed by the Articles of Confederation, and seven men served as president under these Articles.

• The traffic light predated the invention of the automobile.

• All swans in England are the property of the queen.

• Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1938 was Adolf Hitler.

• Absolute zero, the temperature at which all motion ceases, is -460 degrees Fahrenheit.  

• The FBI hired its first two female agents in 1972: a former nun and a former US marine.

• Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.

• The superstitious belief that 13 is an unlucky number (Triskaidekaphobia) comes from Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, when the twelve and Jesus were gathered together for the last time.

• There are no permanent rivers or lakes in Saudi Arabia.

Some Nerdy Trivia

• Seeking a sage and wizened look, the creators of Star Wars modeled Yoda's face after Albert Einstein.

• Belle, from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, can be seen in a crowd scene in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

• Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho; it took seven days to shoot the 45-second scene.

• Water exists on the sun.

• Animal Crackers were first produced with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.

• The answer to the question which came first, the chicken or the egg, can be found in the Bible (Genesis 1:20-22).

• An exocannibal eats only his enemies, while an indocannibal eats only his friends.

• 111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 a palindromic number.

• British merchant Peter Durand came up with the idea of canned food in 1810, but the can opener wasn't invented until 48 years later by Ezra J. Warner.  Until 1858 cans were opened with a hammer and chisel.

And my Personal Favorite:

• The Bible has been translated into nearly 2,500 languages, including Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan.

Nervous Deadness Situation

One of the most awkward situations in life is the "nervous deadness situation."  This is where you bring new information to the table to someone you are friends with, and it forces your relationship to change.  It will either turn the relationship for the better, or it will destroy it.  There's no taking back this information once it is out in the air, and if not dealt with quickly, the situation will go from awkward to nervous and then to a dead feeling when you're around that other person.  And I bring this up to let you all know that I've done that with two of my newfound relationships/acquaintances in the last 72 hours.