“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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Fact day again on the fasab blog.
And where better to start that a fact literally set in concrete – lots of concrete.
Enjoy.
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There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam
to pave a two lane highway from San Francisco to New York
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When the Statue of Liberty was moved
from France to the United States,
214 crates were used to transport it.
The Statue was also reduced to 350 pieces.
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When the divorce rate goes up in the United States,
toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise.
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The cartoon character Popeye was actually based
on a real person named Frank “Rocky” Fiegel
who was a tough guy handy with his fists
and who was quite similar to Popeye physically.
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The reason why locusts swarm are because when they are in groups,
a “hot-spot” behind their hind legs is stimulated,
which in turn causes their destructive nature.
A large swarm of locusts can eat eighty thousand tons of corn in a day.
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In 1755, the first Canadian post office opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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The company “Sony” was originally called “Totsuken.”
They felt the name “Sony” would be easier to pronounce.
The name was invented by a cross between the name
“sonus” and “sonny” (derived from “sound” and “sonic”).
They also thought that the similarity to “Sonny”,
meaning a young man or boy,
would represent an energetic young company.
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After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia,
many people reported that, because of the dust,
the sunset appeared green and the moon blue.
The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.
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Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.
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During one seven year period,
Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents.
In is whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.
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About 30% of American admit to talking to their dogs
or leaving messages on their answering machines
for their dogs while they are away.
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The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith.
It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983
and lasted for 978 days.
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A bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II
killed every animal in the Berlin Zoo except the elephant,
which escaped and roamed the city.
When a Russian commander saw hungry Germans chasing
the elephant and trying to kill it, he ordered his troops to protect it
and shoot anyone who tried to kill it.
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In 1999, All Nippon Airlines, had one of its jets
fully decorated with Pokemon characters
from nose to tail on its exterior.
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The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler,
an ax murderer from New York on August 6, 1890
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The city of Denver was originally chosen to host the 1976 Winter Olympics,
but had to withdraw because Colorado voters rejected to finance it.
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The expression “Tying the Knot” comes from an old Roman custom
where the bride’s clothes were tied up in knots
and the groom was supposed to untie the knots
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Velcro was invented by Swiss engineer George de Mestral,
who got the idea after noticing burrs were sticking to his pants
after his regular walks through the woods.
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Nylon is a man-made fiber that is made from coal and petroleum
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The theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters is
“Sweet Georgia Brown.”
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