12-03-2006, 01:51 PM
I got these in an email about a year ago.
Why did one of Bill Gates earlier ventures fail?
Bill Gates formed a company to sell a computerized traffic counting system to cities, which made $20,000 its first year. Business dropped sharply when customers learned Gates was only 14 years old.
Do geese make good parents?
A rarity in birds, geese are among the very few in which the family stays together at the end of the breeding season. Parents and the young raised during the summer establish strong family bonds and do not break up for about a year. In the fall, geese migrate in flocks that contain other family units, and each family stays together on the wintering grounds.
Are there McDonalds in the Mid-East?
McDonald's fast-food restaurants have been operating in the Middle East and Africa since 1992. The success was especially evident when 15,000 customers lined up on opening day in 1994 in Kuwait City. The line at the drive-thru window was seven miles long.
Who made the first suntan lotion?
Miami Beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream by cooking cocoa butter in a granite coffee pot on his wife's stove, and then testing the batch on his own head. His invention was introduced as Coppertone Suntan Cream in 1944.
How old are those fries?
Because the freshness of French fries deteriorates so quickly, it is reported that Burger King's policy is to toss out fries that have been sitting for seven minutes.
Is there something wrong with non-yawners?
Seeing another person yawn makes it likely that you will yawn yourself. Thinking about, even reading about yawning can set you off. People with mental disorders such as psychoses rarely yawn.
What did medieval alchemists use powdered gold for?
In medieval Europe, alchemists mixed powdered gold into drinks to "comfort sore limbs," one of the earliest references to arthritis. Man, medicine is really expensive, even back in medieval times!
How popular a name is Leo?
Thirteen popes were named Leo, including Leo the Great, who prevented the Huns from sacking Rome. Six emperors of Constantinople were also called Leo. The continuing popularity of the name probably stems for it association with the lion, long considered the king of beasts.
Which planet has the shortest day?
Jupiter is the planet with the shortest day: slightly under 10 hours. However, its years are 12 times as long as ours.
If you want to live longer and grow slower... now you have a choice. So if I am 144 Earth Years does it mean that I am 12 Jupiter Years old now.
Why did one of Bill Gates earlier ventures fail?
Bill Gates formed a company to sell a computerized traffic counting system to cities, which made $20,000 its first year. Business dropped sharply when customers learned Gates was only 14 years old.
Do geese make good parents?
A rarity in birds, geese are among the very few in which the family stays together at the end of the breeding season. Parents and the young raised during the summer establish strong family bonds and do not break up for about a year. In the fall, geese migrate in flocks that contain other family units, and each family stays together on the wintering grounds.
Are there McDonalds in the Mid-East?
McDonald's fast-food restaurants have been operating in the Middle East and Africa since 1992. The success was especially evident when 15,000 customers lined up on opening day in 1994 in Kuwait City. The line at the drive-thru window was seven miles long.
Who made the first suntan lotion?
Miami Beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream by cooking cocoa butter in a granite coffee pot on his wife's stove, and then testing the batch on his own head. His invention was introduced as Coppertone Suntan Cream in 1944.
How old are those fries?
Because the freshness of French fries deteriorates so quickly, it is reported that Burger King's policy is to toss out fries that have been sitting for seven minutes.
Is there something wrong with non-yawners?
Seeing another person yawn makes it likely that you will yawn yourself. Thinking about, even reading about yawning can set you off. People with mental disorders such as psychoses rarely yawn.
What did medieval alchemists use powdered gold for?
In medieval Europe, alchemists mixed powdered gold into drinks to "comfort sore limbs," one of the earliest references to arthritis. Man, medicine is really expensive, even back in medieval times!
How popular a name is Leo?
Thirteen popes were named Leo, including Leo the Great, who prevented the Huns from sacking Rome. Six emperors of Constantinople were also called Leo. The continuing popularity of the name probably stems for it association with the lion, long considered the king of beasts.
Which planet has the shortest day?
Jupiter is the planet with the shortest day: slightly under 10 hours. However, its years are 12 times as long as ours.
If you want to live longer and grow slower... now you have a choice. So if I am 144 Earth Years does it mean that I am 12 Jupiter Years old now.
"May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy their fate find glory."
