useless knowledge
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge - Bertrand Russell
Know who this cool looking chap is? Well, if you don't then shame on you! You are certainly in the dark!!! This is Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb - among other things.
Here's something about Edison that I'll bet you didn't know:
As a child, he sat on goose eggs with the intent of hatching them!
Talk about inventiveness!!!
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Learning is one of my greatest passions. I get a kick out of finding odd and interesting facts about the world and people around me. Thought I'd share some of that with you.
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* Edison often ate irregularly and followed fad diets. At one time, his diet consisted of sardines, prunes, and dry toast.
* In one four year period, Edison obtained an average of one patent every five days.
* Thomas Edison invented the talking doll in 1888.
* Twice married with six children, Edison nicknamed his first two children - Marion and Thomas Jr. - 'Dot' and 'Dash' after telegraphy.
* Edison was the first to film a sporting event. The sport - BOXING - was a match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in 1894.
* Thomas Edison had a collection of over 5,000 birds.
DID YOU KNOW?
* The dog and the turkey were the only domesticated animals in ancient Mexico.
* Cougars can kill animals eight times their own size.
* On an average day, a healthy person farts 16 times.
* Farts that contain a large amount of methane and hydrogen can be flammable.
* The American side of Niagra Falls has stopped flowing on at least 7 occassions.
* Sneezes can travel at over 100 MPH.
* A dime has 118 ridges around the rim.
* Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture salesman.
* Every time you lick a stamp, you care consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
* Winston Churchhill was born in the ladies bathroom at a dance.
* No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
COMING SOON
Fun facts on Alfred Hitchcock, Edgar Allen Poe and many others. Also watch for changing facts in the "Did You Know?" section.
See I told you learning could be fun, and you never know when you'll be called upon to know some of this totally useless stuff!