I am feeling extremely miscellaneous today. Here are 15 miscellaneous truths that you didn’t know you wanted to know. Enjoy!
- Mount Baker in Washington state is the world record holder for the most snowfall in one season. In the winter of 1998-99, the ski resort recorded 1140 inches of snow.
- The first chalkboard for classroom use was recorded in 1714.
- The first read recorded e-mail was sent in 1972.
- Rod Stewart once dug graves for a living.
- Beginning with Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, footballs used in the big game have been marked with synthetic DNA to prevent sports-memorabilia fraud. Souvenirs from the 2000 Summer Olympics were also marked with human DNA in the ink.
- The last letter added to the English alphabet was “J”.
- A typical American family goes through approximately 6000 pounds of food in any given year.
- Prior to James Madison, US presidents wore knee britches instead of long pants.
- A Twinkie contains 60% air.
- The original name of the game volleyball was “mintonette”. It was created in 1895 when a YMCA gym teacher borrowed from basketball, tennis, and handball to create a new game.
- Thomas Morgan and Elizabeth Caerleon were married for 81 years. When she died on January 19, 1891, their aggregate age was 209 years, 262 days.
- Englishman were once legally barred from witnessing childbirth.
- The stripes on a tigers face are used for identification, since no two tigers sport the same stripe pattern.
- The first fairy tale adapted into cartoon by Walt Disney was Little Red Riding Hood, released in 1922.
- Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner to the tune of an 18th-century British drinking song.
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