Interesting Facts and Trivia Thread.

Yeah, but the (probably male ) archaeologists making the assumptions were shocked nonetheless. lol Evidently they didn't put much stock in the folklore and mythology.

 

US currency isn't made out of paper. It is made up of 75% cotton fibers and 25% linen fibers.

 

Each year, about 450 men die of breast cancer in America.



Julia Child was 6 feet, 2 inches tall.




Don't let the name fool you: Joyce Hall, who made millions developing the Hallmark brand name, was a man.




A group of jellyfish is called a 'smack.'




William S. Gray, A. Sterl Artley, and May Hill Arbuthnot were once three of the most widely read authors in the United States. They were the authors behind the Dick and Jane series for school children.




Only one U.S. state's name ends with the letter "K." It's New York. Likewise, only one U.S. state's name ends with the letter "G": Wyoming.




The Latin phrase libra pondo was used in ancient Rome to indicate weight, which is why today the abbreviation for "pound" is "lb."




Waste from the Ben & Jerry's factory is given to farmers to feed their hogs. The hogs apparently love Cherry Garcia but dislike Mint Oreo.



Before aspirin was produced, ailing patients chewed the bark of the white willow tree (from which aspirin is derived) to help alleviate fever and pain.