I've been collecting a number of these "hmmm, that's interesting" one liners: For a light Friday, I think this is a good opportunity to start to spread them out:
Food:
It takes approximately 2 million flowers worth of nectar to produce a pound of honey.
Music:
Axl Rose's real name is William Bailey (per the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). I'd change it too if I was going into show bizness - already too many of them out there.
Frank Sinatra had a record label (Reprise Records)who - even though he swore it would not be a home to "rock and roll" signed a variety of such performers including Barenaked Ladies and Eric Clapton.
Movies:
John Wayne holds the record for the most leading roles by one actor (142). However, most films/movies is still up for discussion.
Sports:
The player who holds the record for breaking up the most perfect games with homeruns is Ricky Henderson (This is a great "trick" question, since every baseball game is a perfect game when it starts. His homers were all in the leadoff position where this question is concerned).
General Knowledge:
"A pint is a pound the world around" Refers to the weight of water by volume.
Cram that in your Cranium.
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2 comments:
Wow. That's a lot of flowers. And I'm totally using the baseball question on Eric.
Post on behalf of a family friend:
Grover says:
Matthew, I think the "a pint is a pound" ("the whole world round" is the rest of the rhyme) refers to the fact that there are 16 ounces in a pint, and 16 ounces in a pound. Although one of them is a liquid ounce, and one is an avoirdupois, or weight, pound.
I spent much of my adult life trying to convince my mother that there was a difference in the two "ounces", she kept insisting, "well it says a pint is a pound".
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