I should save this for a Friday afternoon, but just can't. I am a trivia-junkie. If you are playing Trivial Pursuit, you want me on your team. So, here's some trivia I recently re-discovered:
Category: Science
The speed of sound has often been exceeded by what man-made object that predates flight by hundreds of years?
A: The crack of a whip is the tip exceeding the speed of sound, creating a mini-sonic boom.
Category: History
Where has anyone been able to recieve a free mug of beer and a slice of bread from, since 1136?A: The Wayfarer's Dole is a tradition of the Hospital of the Holy Cross, in Winchester, England
What was the average speed of Lee Petty's 1959 Oldsmobile when he won the first Daytona 500 in 1959?
A: 135.5 mph, finishing the 200-lap race in 3 hours, 41 minutes.
Why is a toy rubber ball enshrined in the Super Bowl section of the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
A: His kid's Wham-O Superball inspired Lamar Hunt to coin the term Super Bowl.
Category: Science
During the winter, you can glide through Ottawa, Canada on the world's longest skating rink. What is it and how long is it?
A: The frozen Rideau Canal. It is 7.8 km (4.5 miles)
What environmental catastrophe left 20 dead and thousands suffering in 1948?
A: An inversion trapped deadly smog over Denora, PA.
Category: Finance
Recessions have many causes. How did a virus trigger the Panic of 1873?
A: The economy collapsed when a virus infected 99% of the horses in America.
What was the first item sold on eBay?
A: Pierre Omidyar sold a broken laser pointer in 1995 for $14.
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