Mindless Fact Monday ~ September 8, 2008

~ In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightening bolt. The underwire in their bras acted as a conductor, killing them and leaving burn marks on their chests.
~ A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in a single night.



~ Finger nails grow almost four times faster than toe nails.
~ There are 293 different ways to make change for a dollar.



~ The first state to give women the right to vote was Wyoming.
~ Almonds are a member of the peach family.
~ The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
~ There is enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to pave a 2-lane highway from San Francisco to New York.



~ It is illegal in Alabama to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
~ The first toy ever advertised on television was Mr. Potato Head.