Interesting/Technical Facts Flashcards
What bird is the only bird that blinks with it’s upper eyelid instead of it’s lower?
The owl
When you blush, what else turnes red besides your cheeks?
The lining of your stomach.
When was the first traffic light set up?
In Cleveland Ohio, in 1914
How can chewing relate to if your left or right handed?
Right handed people tend to chew on their right side. Same with left.
What vegetable is grown in the largest quantities?
Potato and Tomato
What vegetable is most widely used?
The Onion
What does the eye do when it looks at something pleasing?
It expands as much as 45 percent
What is the plastic at the end of shoelaces called?
anglers
What does CIA stand for
Central Intelligence Agency (created in 1947)
What does FBI stand for
Federal Bureau of Investigation
What does WMD stand for
Weapons of Mass Distruction
What day does the hedgehog come out to see it’s shadow?
Feburary 2
How far can Kangaroos jump?
up to 30ft
What was the first ship to use SOS?
The titanic
What is different between your left and right lung?
The left lung is smaller to make room for the heart.
What are the only two animals that can see behind them without turning their head?
The Rabbit and parrot
What does ICBM mean?
Intercontinental ballistic Missile
How far can a ICBM travel?
Up to 3,100mi
What does MIRVs stand for and what are they?
Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicles.
Can carry several warheads each designed to hit defferent targets like cities.
What are AGM-129As?
Air to ground cruise missiles.
Can travel up to 500mph
What are in AGM-129As?
They carry w-80 warheads which are sub based ballistic nuclear missiles
What does ALCM stand for?
Air launched cruise missiles. Started in 1990
How distructive are ALCM?
150 kilotons (100mil lb of dynamite!)
Who printed the first book?
Johann Gutenberg (German) printed the bible in 1455
How many coppies did Johann print
200 but only 21 complete copies exist today
What happens every time you sneeze?
Some of your brain cells die.
What happens when a hippo gets mad?
It’s sweat turns red!
How far do most soccer players run in a single game?
Up to 7 mi
What makes the roar in a sea shell?
The blood surging throughthe veings in your ear.
Where do people never eat oats?
Hungry
When would your thirst mechanism shut off?
When you are dehydrated. Keep drinking water.
What do inelligent people have more of?
Zinc and Copper in their hair.
What month is the amethyst the birthstone of?
February
What continues to grow even after you die?
Human hair and fingernails
How many babies are born a day?
400,000
How many people die daily?
140,000
What day is National Pie Day?
January 23rd
How many mi around the world?
24,906 mi
How much presure does the heart create while pumping?
Enough to squirt blood 30ft
What is the birthstone for February?
The Amethyst
Which contries drives the most cars?
Americans
How many cars are daily on the road?
110 million (1 for every 2 people)
How many Americans have driving licenses?
140 million
What breed of dog bites humans the most often?
German Shepherds
What is the birthstone for January?
Garnet
What about the motion of the whip creates the cracking sound?
The tip is going faster than sound.
What is the cracking sound in your knuckles?
Nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
Which gender blinks more often?
Woman blink twice as much as men.
What’s the difference between mens and ladies shirts?
Woman’s shirts have buttons on the left, men’s shirts have buttons on the right.
How often does an average person laugh daily?
From 10 - 13 times
How long does it take for blood to cycle through your whole body?
20 sec
What do bats always do when leaving a cave?
Turn left.
When was the first Harley Davidson build?
1903
When did the USA ratify the Lousioans purchase?
Oct 20,1803
How many steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower?
1,792
What gender of masquitoes bite?
Only the Female
When was the first transfusion on blood given?
1667
Birthstone of March
Bloodstone, Aquamarine
Birthstone of April
Diamond
Birthstone of May
Emerald
