Stupid Facts

• The common eggplant is white shaped like an egg. The more popular dark-skinned ones are of the Italian variety.
  (see Fruits and Vegetables)

• Sometimes seen on NYC streets, huge canisters of liquid nitrogen are tubed underground through manhole covers to keep telephone lines dry.

• Moths rest with their wings open flat, whereas butterflies rest with their wings together.

• Humphrey Bogart never said, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
  (See Academy Award Winners)

• Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

• Sherlock Holmes was not a real person.

• Laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

• Napalm is named for its ingredients: naphthelmic acid, palmitic acid, and gasoline.

• The term "spa" is derived from a town in Belgium of the same name, known for its baths and mineral springs.

• The first animal in space was a dog named Laika, November 3, 1957.

• U.S. currency measures 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long, and the thickness is .0043 inches.

• The approximate weight of a currency note of any denomination is 1 gram.

• The 100 dollar note has been the largest denomination of currency in circulation since 1969.
  (see Coins and Currency)

• A vexillologist is an expert in the history of flags.
  (see Flags of the World)