TRIVIA(L) TIME 2

Weird Things You would Never Know

• Horses can’t vomit;
• Butterflies taste with their feet;
• In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world’s nuclear weapons combined;
• On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year;
• On average, people fear spiders more than death.
  

Paradox of Our Times

• We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
• We spend more , but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less;
• We’ve been all the way to the moon and back; but we have trouble crossing the street to meet our neighbors;
• We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice;
• We’ve multiplied our possessions, but reduce our values; we talk too much, love too little and lie to often;
• We’ve learned to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, but not life to years.
  

What Makes Your State Special

• In 1976, CO became the only state turn down the Olympics;
• The Frisbee was invented at Yale University in CT;
• DE has more scientists and engineers than any other state;
• At 259 square miles, Jacksonville, FL is the US’ third-largest city;
• It was in GA in 1886 that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.