Bamboo can grow up to thirty-five inches (ninety-one centimeters) in a single day. Matthews, Scott. 1144 Random, Interesting & Fun Facts You Need To Know Some forward lookers see bamboo as being the primary building material for the not-too-distant future. It grows to full size in about 3 years whereas pine and other wood species take about 25 – 50 years. And it will grow … Continue reading Bamboo
“Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There’s just too much fraternizing with the enemy” Henry Kissinger When I came across this quote its author surprised me. I never took Henry Kissinger as having a funny bone in his body. 🥸 Continue reading Fraternizing With The Enemy…
The human body contains trillions of microorganisms i.e bacteria outnumbering human cells by ten to one. Matthews, Scott. 1144 Random, Interesting & Fun Facts You Need To Know – The Knowledge Encyclopedia Kinda scary to think that we have more bacteria in our bodies than cells. 😖 Perhaps my weakest subject is biology. I don’t think I have ever had a class in the subject. … Continue reading Trillions Of Microorganisms
Thomas Edison taught his second wife, Mina Miller, Morse code so that they could communicate in secret by tapping each other’s hands when their families were around. Matthews, Scott. 1144 Random, Interesting & Fun Facts You Need To Know – The Knowledge Encyclopedia To Win Trivia (Amazing World Facts Book) Thomas Edison was the epitome of invention in his day. He was very much a … Continue reading Edison – The Epitome Of Pragmatism
The use of fingerprints to identify people began when two men who looked nearly identical, with the same name, arrived at the same prison. They had never even met! Backhause, Tyler; Backhause, Tyler. 1,000 Random Facts Everyone Should Know: A collection of random facts useful for the bar trivia night, get-together or as conversation starter. (p. 19). Kindle Edition. It happened in 1904 at Leavenworth … Continue reading About Fingerprints
Vincent Van Gogh produced more than 2,000 works during his life: 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, but struggled to make a living as an artist. He only sold one painting, The Red Vineyard, while he was alive. Backhause, Tyler; Backhause, Tyler. 1,000 Random Facts Everyone Should Know: A collection of random facts useful for the bar trivia night, get-together or as conversation starter. (p. … Continue reading Starry Night…
Last week on Trivia Saturday I told you a little about the Stone Age. This one is about the transition from stone to metal. Around 8,000 BCE people started making simple cold-hammered tools from copper and gold. With that accomplishment, the 3.2 million-year-old Stone Age ended, FINALLY 🧐 It would be another 4,500 years before the first form of writing was invented, but metal tools … Continue reading From Stone To Metal
For this first Trivia Saturday post I am going back to the beginning. The beginning of us humans that is. I am no longer an Evangelical, so I can see straight out here that that was about 3.3 million years ago, not the 6,000 years I was told to believe by them. 🥴 3.3 million years ago Neanderthals roamed the earth. They lived in small … Continue reading The Stone Age
I have been a constant fan of the TV show Jeopardy and Alex Trebek for decades. So, as part of my revamp here at RJsCorner. Honoring Alex I am announcing that Saturdays here on my corner will now become Trivia Day. It will give you short snippets of info on things that are interesting but don’t really affect life on earth that much. 😎 No, … Continue reading Trivia Saturdays
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