stupid, mindless banter.

(which differs from any other post, how?)

i, Gentle Reader, am a lover of trivia. not to the degree of Ken Jennings, the big-time trivia king from Jeopardy, but as i am fond of saying, i am a font of useless knowledge.

(hey! new blog title!)

so - being that i seem to be in an exceptionally great mood (we had our Valentine's dinner last night, but that's another post, watched CSI, then slept till 7:30 this a.m.....heaven!) this fine morning, i give you Useless Knowledge 1.0...culled from some of my favorite reads: the Uncle John's Bathroom Readers.

• a popcorn kernel must contain at least 13.5% water to pop.
• in Switzerland, children receive holiday eggs from the Easter cuckoo.
• in 1900, the life expectancy for a man was 46.6 years. for a woman, 48.7. in 2000, it jumps to 72.7 for men and 76.1 for women.
• first sport captured on film: BOXING. (courtesy of Edison in 1894)
• literally translated, hors d'oeurve means "outside of work"
• the cities of Winnipeg and Calgary, Canada, per capita, drink the most Slurpees (a slush drink from 7-11 food stores, if you don't know) in the world. i so need to move there.
• on average, babies born in May are 7 oz heavier than those born in other months (ah-ha! finally an excuse for me!)
• there are 412 doors in the White House
• according to criminal law, only three people are necessary for a disturbance to be classified as a riot.
• if you're average, you'll spend five years of your life eating. make it count.