Interesting Trivia

A Sumatran Tiger

Some interesting trivia for you today:

 - Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
 - In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
 - There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
 - There are more chicken than people in the world.
 - The longest one syllable word in the English language is screeched.
 - On the Canadian two-dollar bill, the flag flying over the Monument is an American flag.
 - The Name for the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum looked at a filing cabinet and saw the files categories in two batches A-N and O-Z, hence Oz.
 - The microwave was invented when a researched walked by a radar tube, and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
 - The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes. 
 - 'Stewardesses' is the longest word you can type with the left hand.
 - How come “abbreviated” is a such a long word ?
 - Why do we put suits in a garment back, and put garments in a suitcase ?
 - Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of a bottle ?
 - Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
 - Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
 - A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
 - No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
 - Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
 - Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
 - There are only four words in the English language which end in "‑dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
 - Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de
los Angeles de Porciuncula."