connie lingus Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Your fact for May 17 Did you know the Vatican City, with an area of 108.7 acres, is the smallest country in the world? Greetings! Did you also know that the Vatican City has the largest State Department in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 18, 2003 Author Share Posted July 18, 2003 The early models of typewriters were chiefly for the blind and produced embossed writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 Typewriters S U C K ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Slink Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 How can a blind person use a typewriter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 19, 2003 Author Share Posted July 19, 2003 Grover Cleveland is the only US presidential candidate to have been elected, defeated, then re-elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connie lingus Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 Grover Cleveland did all that, then was assinated in his own home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 20, 2003 Author Share Posted July 20, 2003 The "Peanuts" comic strip was published in 21 languages, including Serbo-Croation, Chinese, and Tlingit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Prince Vlad, otherwise known as Dracula, ruled Walachia and Transylvania, both part of modern day Romania, from 1448–1476. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 22, 2003 Author Share Posted July 22, 2003 Since 1990, 25 new nations have been established, most of which emerged as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Slink Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Prince Vlad, otherwise known as Dracula, ruled Walachia and Transylvania, both part of modern day Romania, from 1448–1476. The book that made Dracula famous was written by Bram Stoker. PS: He always seems to come back, movie sequel after movie sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 23, 2003 Author Share Posted July 23, 2003 The month of July was named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 24, 2003 Author Share Posted July 24, 2003 Five U.S. ambassadors have been killed by terrorists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 Redwoods, descendants of the giant evergreen trees that grew during the age of the dinosaurs, take 400 years to fully mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Slink Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Only five? Seems to me it should be a lot more. Strange. August was named after Ceaser Augustus and January after Janus, Roman god of the new year. Wednesday was originally Wodin's Day. Wodin or Odin is cheif of the Norse gods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 26, 2003 Author Share Posted July 26, 2003 Steamboat, in Yellowstone National Park, is the largest active geyser in the world, sending water more than 300 ft. into the air for 3 to 20 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Slink Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Don't sit on it. How often does it come up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 The geographic center of the United States is in Butte County, S.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Geysers in the United States..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 28, 2003 Author Share Posted July 28, 2003 The Dow Jones Industrial Average includes just 30 stocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 The length of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race course alternates between 1,151 miles and 1,161 miles each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 30, 2003 Author Share Posted July 30, 2003 Thomas Jennings is the first known African American to hold a patent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted July 31, 2003 Author Share Posted July 31, 2003 Curling is one of four winter Olympic sports contested indoors. The other three are hockey, figure skating, and speed skating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted August 1, 2003 Author Share Posted August 1, 2003 “Vermont” comes from the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Slink Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Thomas Jennings is the first known African American to hold a patent. What'd he patent? Curling sounds like fun. If a bit cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted August 2, 2003 Author Share Posted August 2, 2003 The secret code of the Navajo code talkers of World War II was never broken. More info on the Navajo code talkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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