A Solid 20 Minutes of Useless Information

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united states federal highway administration for use in the country's road signage the world's largest paperclip is located in kipling saskatchewan it's over 15 feet tall and weighs 3043 pounds the magic 8 ball was originally marketed as a paperweight it didn't find mainstream commercial success until being rebranded as a kid's toy the average movie ticket in 1958 cost 65 cents the word laser originated as an acronym light amplification by stimulated emissions of radiation there are over 1200 varieties of watermelon the terms uppercase and lowercase come from the early days of printing shops who kept metal letters in large cases smaller letters were used more often so they were stored in the easy to reach lower section capital letters were used less so they were stored in the top of the case you get it did you know tippecanoe county in indiana allows write-in candidates to register with nicknames matthew nunn of the above roberts a professor from western michigan did using this ingenious strategy he received 12 of the county's 1290 write-in votes in the last presidential election andre perrault was a french archaeologist specializing in the ancient near east he led excavations in lebanon iraq and syria and was the director of the louvre from 1958 to 1962. most american car horns honk in the key of f which is also the same key as the telephone dial tone the recommended shelf life for sparklers is five to seven years elvis never performed an encore due to the possibility of spontaneous combustion the moisture content of hay bales should not exceed 22 percent 7up included lithium in its recipe until 1950. pinball games didn't have flippers until 1947. you originally had to just bump and tilt machines to get the pinball into holes to score points because this meant that the machines were much more luck-based than skill-based they were initially considered a form of gambling targeted towards school children and thus were illegal in many big cities don knotts was born in july robert ridgeley taylor invented the pumpable liquid hand soap dispenser i don't know how i know that but i do kites were used in the american civil war to deliver letters and newspapers according to a survey conducted by the red cross more than half of americans either can't swim or lack basic water safety skills arkansas's state flower is the apple blossom a total of 24 tiebreaker games were played in the classic nickelodeon game show legends of the hidden temple during the early 1900s bowling balls were actually made of wood and later a heavy rubber around 1960 bowling ball manufacturers used polyester resin for the first time enabling the production of plastic balls with bright swirled colors the military armor costumes in power rangers lost galaxy are borrowed from starship troopers the collarbone or clavicle is the most common type of bone break mostly in children and teens thanks to car accidents and sports injuries seniors usually break them during a hard fall modern olympic gold medals are made of silver 93 silver to be exact with six percent copper and one percent left for the gold finish the last time metals were made of actual solid gold was 1912. hope that doesn't ruin any of the magic for you in the state of indiana it is illegal to ride a horse above 10 miles per hour be sure to check your speedometer the company ykk is responsible for around 90 of all zippers and fastener products in the world if your jacket has a zipper it probably has their logo on it this virtual monopoly has a global value of close to 12 billion dollars while we're on that subject as of this video's recording there are 1 144 versions of the monopoly board game and in a truly stunning turn of events as of the year 2020 the base fee for residential water utilities in the city of kennewick washington is 25. 25.13 double bubble bubble gum was originally dyed pink because that was the only food coloring available in the factory at the time it's remained the typical color for bubble gum products ever since the average human body contains enough carbon to create 900 pencils whistling at night is considered to be bad luck in thailand spiders recycle webs by eating them every 14 minutes an american loses breaks or sits on a pair of sunglasses floppy disks were invented in 1967. the 1998 direct-to-video animated movie the lion king 2 simba's pride has a total run time of 82 minutes cigarettes are on average the fourth leading cause of house fires in the united states each year puffs facial tissues do not contain gluten [Music] about 1.2 billion wrist watches are sold every year despite being a staple at chinese restaurants in america for years fortune cookies do not come from china instead the fortune cookie originated in a san francisco restaurant called the japanese tea house around 1890 they wouldn't be introduced to china until 1989. in the united kingdom the average plumber's salary is 15 pounds 80. rates of peanut allergies in children more than tripled between 1997 and 2008 illinois avenue is the most common square to land on in a game of monopoly the canon xc10 has a built-in 24 to 240 millimeter zoom lens i really regret buying it according to a 2012 study humans are 13.8 percent more likely to die on their birthday despite being deadly creatures crocodiles cannot stick their tongues out rubber bands last longer when refrigerated a standard slinky when stretched out flat measures 87 feet pennsylvania was the first state to officially legalize the practice of witchcraft the 1934 edition of webster's new international dictionary contains an odd error they defined dord as meaning density they meant to write d or d density's scientific abbreviation the eiffel tower was supposed to be demolished after just 20 years it only survived because the military started using it as a radio tower intercepting crucial military transmissions during world war one a person that weighs approximately 150 pounds can burn 125 calories by vacuuming for 30 minutes there are 86 lego bricks for every person on earth jonathan keats is a photographer attempting to capture the world's slowest photograph a 1 000 year-long exposure of the city of tempe arizona that will be finished in the spring of 3015. mark your calendars the television show bonanza lasted for 14 seasons with 431 total episodes every year in the united states about 1 500 people have surgical objects accidentally left inside them after surgery almost 41 million speeding tickets are issued in the united states each year which comes out to about one each second the first item ever listed on ebay was a broken laser pointer in 2016 the san jose public library reported 6.8 million dollars in late fees a group of owls is called a parliament the treadmill was invented in 1952 at the university of washington by wayne quinton and dr robert bruce according to the official crayola color census the least favorite and least used crayola color is white for obvious reasons actor nicholas cage was on the cover of a serbian biology textbook between the years of 1993 and 2001. i feel like there's more of a story behind this but i don't have time to investigate the world's first sci-fi novel is considered by some to be a second century greek work called a true story by lucian of samosata it's the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space alien life forms and interplanetary warfare it's okay as of 2014 salt lake city utah is home to more plastic surgeons per capita than any other city in the united states six different dogs were used to portray buddy while filming the motion picture airbud ii golden receiver only four are credited the current one day jump rope record is 151 409 skips benjamin franklin only had two years of formal education the world's first vending machine was invented in ancient egypt in 215 bc it likely was used to sell holy water in the temple of alexandria the word swims is the same upside down sidewalks cost between one hundred and fifty thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars per mile in the state of oregon during the year nineteen ninety nine in sweden saturday is often the only day of the week that young children are allowed to eat candy there are around 25 billion chickens in the world more than any other bird species 99 of american homes own at least one television set and 66 percent have at least three more than half are still somehow inexplicably paying for cable while it has spawned several spin-offs there are only seven official where's waldo books in the primary series or as it's known in the uk where's wally the state of maine is the biggest producer of toothpicks most people will spend one third of their lives asleep not much you can do about that the most popular baby names in 1986 were michael and jessica on average an ear of corn has 800 kernels in 16 rows for you more sophisticated city types the average person uses 100 rolls of toilet paper per year the violin and mandolin both use the same string sets g d a and e these are the worst pair of glasses i've ever owned the coconut crab is the largest land dwelling crustacean so named because it well it loves to eat coconuts the toyota corolla is currently the best selling automobile in the world second place is currently held by the ford f-150 but automakers believe that it will take over the number one spot in the next few years this should not be construed as an endorsement quakers in north america constitute approximately 21 of quakers worldwide using quarters dimes nickels and pennies there are 242 ways to make change for a dollar lumberjacks have the highest fatality rate of any profession with about 136 fatal work injuries per 100 000 workers thanks to the physically challenging labor heavy duty chainsaws and falling trees final fantasy viii released for the playstation video game console in 1999 sold 8.6 million copies captain crunch's full name is horatio magellan crunch this stock footage clip by andre armiagov is entitled beautiful nature norway natural landscape lovett net lake lodal valley and has a total run time of 46 seconds squirrels lose about a fourth of their buried food to thieves the rms titanic was 882 feet 9 inches long the maximum possible score in pac-man is 333 360 points according to the official company website expo markers stored horizontally with caps installed tightly will last approximately two to three years one million soda can pull tabs have a modern recycle value of about 366 bucks henry heimlich was an american medical researcher and inventor of the heimlich maneuver a technique he created in 1974 for abdominal thrusts to prevent choking deaths on may 23 2016 at age 96 he reportedly used the technique for the very first time himself saving the life of a fellow resident in his senior living community only five percent of the world's population have ever been on an airplane the last movie released on laserdisc format was tokyo raiders on september 21st 2001. the median income for a household in the city of smyrna georgia was 49 556 dollars in the year 2011. at the time of this video's publication the tv game show the price is right has awarded just under 10 and a half million dollars to contestants they're gonna they're gonna want me to be exact 10 million 365 904 dollars and 67 cents tim burton's batman was shot on panavision panaflex cameras there is a strain of salmonella named after michael jordan the british two shilling coin was issued from 1849 until 1967 with a final issue for collectors dated 1970. it might surprise you to learn that the world's largest desert is antarctica that's right deserts don't have to be hot to be deserts as long as they lose more moisture than they gain they qualify there are six subspecies of wild turkey all native to north america business cards originated in 15th century china and eventually were introduced to europe during the reign of king louis xiv powerpoint was originally called presenter and was created in 1987 by a company called forethought inc for the macintosh court stenographers do not use standard keyboards they have a specialized device that allows them to type entire words by holding down multiple keys at the same time it takes about two to three years to learn the profession it is technically possible to revive a dead car battery by putting two tablets of aspirin in each battery cell and waiting about 10 minutes it's not a permanent solution it'll probably destroy the battery but it'll get you back on the road for a bit there is more sugar in a can of soda than an average cone of cotton candy easy board the once popular internet forum service later acquired by yooku had nearly 20 million registered accounts in 2001. after finishing the first draft of casino royale james bond author ian fleming purchased a gold-plated royal quiet deluxe portable typewriter which he used to write the rest of his books and short stories there are four basic hand strokes used when playing the bongo drums they are called mute tone open tone slap tone and heel toe dachshunds have never been selected for top prize at the westminster dog show travesty there are an estimated 3 000 castles in scotland equaling about one castle every 100 square miles jurassic park was the third highest grossing motion picture of the 1990s the first pancake recipe appeared in a 15th century english cookbook the largest corn maze ever created spanned 60 acres and kangaroos cannot walk backwards the novotel citygate hong kong hotel has the tallest revolving door in the world you will produce enough saliva in your lifetime to fill up two swimming pools the lord of the rings the two towers holds the record for the most wigs ever created for a single movie coffee was discovered by a goat herder broadway theater tickets use rows a through h and j through z but use the number nine instead of the letter i to avoid patrons mistaking it for the number one and thinking they have front row seats feather and down pillows will last you around five to ten years polyester pillows should be replaced after two years william mcclendley was the first u.s president to appear in motion picture don cheadle only agreed to appear in rush hour 2 if he got to fight jackie chan the medical term for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglia neuralgia and michael jackson has two stars on the hollywood walk of fame as a young man abraham lincoln was actually an accomplished wrestler so much so that he earned the outstanding american honor in the national wrestling hall of fame alan shepard became the first person to golf on the moon during the apollo 14 mission in case you're wondering he used a six iron the planet saturn is made mostly of hydrogen licking a usps stamp will net you a tenth of a calorie the animal crackers box was originally a christmas ornament hung by a string the string can still be found on some boxes animal crackers originated in england where they were known as animal biscuits plastic cups were invented in the 1970s by robert hulsman his father leo started the solo cup company in 1936. nfl referees also get super bowl rings while not as gaudy and expensive as the rings received by the champions rule keepers that officiate the big game get their own memorabilia to show friends family and eventually ebay customers the barcode was created by norman joseph woodland and bernard silver and patented in the united states in 1951 it would take over 20 years for the invention to become commercially successful it is illegal to pump your own gas in oregon and new jersey the cover design for star wars the glove of darth vader the very first book in the widely panned jedi prince series for young adults is made by drew struzan who designed some of the most iconic movie posters in history a way to in-depth review of the book can be found in this video's description the first portable computer weighed about 50 pounds and finally contrary to popular belief bulls do not hate 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Length: 21min 55sec (1315 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 30 2020

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