Useless Knowledge 2014 – Langwinska Dentistry

Useless knowledge for week of December 22, 2014

Useless knowledge for week of December 15, 2014

More than 30% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
The Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was introduced in England in 1965.
Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people could use apple cider to make alcohol.
The past-tense of the English word “dare” is “durst”
Humans use a total of 72 different muscles in speech.

Useless knowledge for week of December 8, 2014

Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.
“Lassie” was played by a group of male dogs; the main one was named Pal.
In May 1948, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Ngauruhoe, both in New Zealand, erupted simultaneously.
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
In the four professional major north american sports (baseball, basketball, football and hockey) only 7 teams have nicknames that do not end with an “s”.

Useless knowledge for week of December 1, 2014

Useless knowledge for week of November 24, 2014

Although modern images of India often show poverty and lack of development, India was the richest country on earth until the time of British invasion in the early 17th Century.
The U.S. Post Office handles 43 percent of the world’s mail.
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found on the sun’s surface.
There is actually no danger in swimming right after you eat, though it may feel uncomfortable.
In the Scottish Hebrides, an island is defined as being an island only if it is big enough to sustain 1 sheep.

Useless knowledge for week of November 17, 2014

In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.
Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula”.
Karoke means empty orchestra in Japanese.

Useless knowledge for week of November 10, 2014

There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal.
Australian Rules football was originally designed to give cricketers something to play during the off season.
The Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was introduced in England in 1965.
The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world).

Useless knowledge for week of November 3, 2014

Camels chew in a figure 8 pattern.
The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.
It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.
A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.
Switzerland is the only country with a square flag.

Useless knowledge for week of October 27, 2014

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland.
Dibble means to drink like a duck.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
Experts at Intel say that micro processor speed will double every 18 months for at least the next 10 years.
The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.

Useless knowledge for week of October 20, 2014

In France, there’s a place called Y.
One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television at least once in their life.
At any given time, there are at least 1,800 thunderstorms in progress over the earth’s atmosphere.
The people of France eat more cheese than any other country in the world.
A hydrodaktulpsychicharmonica is a variety of musical glasses.

Useless knowledge for week of October 13, 2014

A Virginia law requires all bathtubs to be kept inside the house.
At any given time, there are at least 1,800 thunderstorms in progress over the earth’s atmosphere.
More than 30% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
All female bees in a given hive are sisters.
Owls are the only birds that can see the color blue.

Useless knowledge for week of October 6, 2014

The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!
Rugby, North Dakota is the geographical center of North America.
A hydrodaktulpsychicharmonica is a variety of musical glasses.
The U.S. Post Office handles 43 percent of the world’s mail.
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found on the sun’s surface.

Useless knowledge for week of September 29, 2014

Useless knowledge for week of September 22, 2014

Cats have over 100 vocal sounds; dogs only have 10.
Mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates.
The people of France eat more cheese than any other country in the world.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.

Useless knowledge for week of September 15, 2014

Humans use a total of 72 different muscles in speech.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
The most powerful earthquake to strike the United States occurred in 1811 in New Madrid, Missouri. The quake shook more than one million square miles, and was felt as far as 1,000 miles away.
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.

Useless knowledge for week of September 8, 2014

Useless knowledge for week of September 1, 2014

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Due to precipitation, for a few weeks, K2 is taller than Mt. Everest.
What is called a “French kiss” in the English speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France.
Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr.
Experts at Intel say that micro processor speed will double every 18 months for at least the next 10 years.