Interesting Trivia

  • It takes 91% less energy to recycle a plastic bag than a paper one.
  • A size 8 at "Banana Republic" is the equivalent of a size 2 at "The Gap".
  • Loud noise distorts our vision. This is why we often turn the music in our headphones down when looking for something far away.
  • A bite is taken out of the Apple logo to provide scale, so that the apple wouldn't be mistaken for a cherry.
  • In 1939, The New York Times predicted that television would fail because people wouldn't have time to stop and stare at a screen.
  • 59% of men and 69% of women report losing interest in someone they were attracted to after a bad first kiss.
  • U.S. citizens can request that the White House send a greeting for a wedding, birthday, anniversary and other milestones for free.
  • In North Korea, it's not 2013. The year is 102, because North Korea marks years from the birth of Kim Il-sung, not Jesus!
  • Gary Kremen, the founder of Match.com lost his girlfriend to a man she met on Match.com!
  • According to a study conducted by Harvard, atheists have a higher average IQ (119) than any other religious group of people.
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