? - Cut and planed lumber was hard to come by in the New World, and since the Pilgrims didn't intend to go back to Europe, they dismantled the Mayflower and used it's lumber to build a barn.
? - Baby chicks do breathe inside the egg. An eggshell may look solid, but it actually has nearly 8,000 pores that are large enough for oxygen to flow in and carbon dioxide to flow out.
? - Chickens that are raised for processing are usually butchered after
seven or eight weeks of life. If kept away from the frying pan, they would live for about eight years.
? - The most popular presidential first name is James. Six presidents have been named James. And tied for second with four presidents each are John and William.
? - Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida has been closed only one (1) day since it opened in 1971. Hurricane Floyd on September 15, 1999 was the cause for the closure.
? - A 16-year-old English girl named Euphonia Allen wrote the Piano favorite "Chopsticks", in 1877. The song was published under the name Arthur de Lulli and despite Euphoia's promising beginning; this was the only song she ever wrote. The name had nothing to do with Asian cooking utensils; it was derived from the chopping motion of the hands needed to play the waltz.
? - Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi of France named his sculpture "Liberty Enlightening the World". Of course we know it today as "The Statue of Liberty". Bartholdi used his mother as the model for the statue's face and his girlfriend as the model for her body.
? - Since its opening in 1937, more than 1,200 people have jumped to their death from the roadway of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco,California. Of those who have taken the 250-foot drop, only 23 are know to have survived.
? - Studies conducted by the University of California and Mercedes-Benz,concluded that bright yellow and bright blue are the safest and most visible colors for cars. In the U.S., the most popular car color is white, followed by silver and green.
? - What does it take to be a "hotdogger"? A college degree of course!
You should be skilled in the field of communications, journalism,
advertising, or public relations. Be forewarned - the competition is
stiff. Of nearly 1,000 applicants received each year, only 21 are hired and sent to Hot Dog High in Madison, Wisconsin.
You still don't know what I am talking about? "Hotdoggers" are the select
group of individuals who drive the Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles.
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