Trivia For You Friday November 28, 2008 |
A jet or turbo-jet powered aircraft uses more fuel flying at 25,000 feet than 30,000 feet. The higher it flies, the thinner the atmosphere and the less atmospheric resistance it must buck. |
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Oil of wintergreen does not come from the wintergreen plant but from the bark of the sweet birch. |
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On the first neon sign, the word "neon" was spelled out in red by Dr. Perley G. Nutting, 15 years before neon signs became widely used commercially. |
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During an eclipse of the sun in 1868, spectral lines were located that were attributed to an unknown element that was called "helium," from the Greek word for "sun." Thirty years later, helium was discovered on Earth. |
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The democratic custom of shaking hands instead of bowing at White House receptions was initiated in the Blue Room by Thomas Jefferson early in his first term as U.S. president. |
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