Monday, October 27, 2008

Mindless Fact Monday ~ October 27, 2008

~ The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C.




~ The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after only 38 minutes.


~ In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were 4 write in votes for Mr. Potato Head.




~ In Louisiana, biting someone with your "natural" teeth is considered simple assault while biting someone with "false" teeth is considered aggrivated assault.


~ Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.




~ A new baby usually deprives his/her parents of 400-750 hours of sleep in the first year.


In honor of Halloween - these last 4 mindless facts are Halloween centered:

~ Halloween candy sales average about $2 billion annually in the U.S. It is the largest candy purchasing holiday.




~ Over 10% of pet owners dress their pets for Halloween.




~ Since 1995, trick-or-treating has been against the law for anyone over the age of 14 in Sandusky, Ohio.


~ 99% of pumpkins sold in the United States are for decoration only.

1 comment:

Monika @ Lovely Bookshelf said...

99% of pumpkins for decoration only? So sad! When I was in Japan, my host family made tempura. One of the veggies was pumpkin. It was so tasty like that!