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Trivial Tidbits
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of
age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's
first flight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive
from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
the USA."

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.

The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties
of pickles the company once had.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.




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Richard --

Thanks for the list. Hope you are doing well. Here's a followup to two of the items.

> The king of hearts is the only king without
> a mustache.

He's also the only one sticking his sword in his head!

> The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle
> represents the number of varieties
> of pickles the company once had.

The imprinted 57's on the glass are where you tap the bottle to get the ketchup flowing - rather than the bottom.

Thanks for the list!

-- Dan Butler

that somewhere, someplace, is someone,

WHO is getting paid to find all this stuff out...

that's the job I want...

See what you can do about it, OK?

Thanks Richard, this is what helps me to become a Master of Trivial Pursuit, which I used to be good at, much to my embarrassment, I knew all those questions about 50's and early 60's TV shows.

But YOU'RE too young for that stuff ;)

Gordon (Former Trivia King {with a mustache and NO sword through my head, yet}) Alexander

Haven't heard from you in awhile. Trust that you are doing well. Hang around this board, it is just getting started, and one of the best I have ever seen. Has the best talent around, running it. I know you will like it.
Take care and enjoy.

Richard the lionhearted

> Richard --

> Thanks for the list. Hope you are doing
> well. Here's a followup to two of the items.

> He's also the only one sticking his sword in
> his head!

> The imprinted 57's on the glass are where
> you tap the bottle to get the ketchup
> flowing - rather than the bottom.

> Thanks for the list!

> -- Dan Butler

find you this job, but it is not going to pay at the scale that you are accustommed to!! And by the way, you are not that much older than I am, but when I was coming up, we did not get our first TV until 1956, and only got two stations then!!! Boy, have times changed.

Take care.

Richard

> that somewhere, someplace, is someone,

> WHO is getting paid to find all this stuff
> out...

> that's the job I want...

> See what you can do about it, OK?

> Thanks Richard, this is what helps me to
> become a Master of Trivial Pursuit, which I
> used to be good at, much to my
> embarrassment, I knew all those questions
> about 50's and early 60's TV shows.

> But YOU'RE too young for that stuff ;)

> Gordon (Former Trivia King {with a mustache
> and NO sword through my head, yet})
> Alexander

The Naked PC.

http://www.thenakedpc.com/

One of the best sites on the Net. A little to technical for me, I mean, what the heck is a PC anyhow...

I hate when they use inside "lingo"...HA!

Check out Dan's story about the Photon-Micro Lites, and take note of that tool on his keyring...

Dan is probably like McGuyver, can make a plane out of a washing machine and an Apple IIc...

Good guy to have on a deserted island...

Or if you need to escape from some alien country with top secret computer secrets...

the point? Visit The Naked PC...

Dan Butler is another Master, and thanks for visiting, if we forget to leave the light on, just use your Micron/Laser/Phaser/Taser, whatever that thing is on your keychain...HA!

Welcome Dan Butler,

Respectfully,

Gordon Alexander


The NAKED PC Dot Com

Gordon --

Thanks - that was certainly unexpected. After all what other computer ezine tells you how to pack your bags, where to get a pocket flashlight, and points you to a good read in the process? Sounds like we are trying to skip town or something...

I'm really looking forward to "Remote Hypnosis" after the discussions we had about NLP and all that on the old Chattel board.

-- Dan "McGuyver" Butler




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