MY 2,222 FAVORITE FACTS - CHOICE BITS OF TRIVIA: The Author's Best Handpicked Pieces (MY FAVORITE FACTS)
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MY 2,222 FAVORITE FACTS - CHOICE BITS OF TRIVIA: The Author's Best Handpicked Pieces (MY FAVORITE FACTS)
MY FAVORITE FACTS - is the second book of my personal collection of facts and this time it’s much bigger. This is the 2,222 pieces I thought were the most interesting and accumulated from years in my trivial pursuit of reading biographies, history and references books as well as searching the Internet and paying attention to the news and generally learning about all I can. It was the heat of the moment, two glasses of wine too many and that stare. Was it his cologne or her perfume? The sweet sounds of romantic music. The candlelight was casting wavering magical shadows on the curtains. Now would be the time to remind you 8% of people have seen their neighbors having sex. (You go ahead read on down - I'm just going stay behind and read those first few sentences again.) When he was starting out, Colonel Harlan Sanders was told "NO" by 1,009 restaurants before one purchased his chicken cooking system and so started KFC. Humans, lions, tigers, bears (Oh my.) Plus assorted microbes to boot. Scientists speculate there's about a trillion types of life on this planet and we know about 1/1,000 of what kind of critters are here. The information and interesting things are presented in a semi-commentary humorous style, which is to say a wisecrack is injected here and there. I truly believe trivia is an important and overlooked area in our education. On average, 91% of people admit to picking their noses. (And the other 9% are lying?) The first big hit for Motown Records was the song "Money." (You know, "Money - gimme' - money - that's - all - I --- want.) Your kidneys keep producing urine 24 hours a day and never rest. (Think about that the next time you get out of a warm bed to walk on a cold floor, at 3:00 a.m., to sleepily trudge to the bathroom.) There is a handprint on the back of the original Declaration of Independence. It's unknown whom the print belonged to. (I think it belongs to Nicolas Cage.) Researchers say by 2050 there will be 3.7 million people age 100 or a bit more. (Oh, I meant 100 years old and ALIVE! There are lots of people over 100 residing in cemeteries.) (Ok, shall we move on?) It’s brain training for filling in the small details of everything else. Give my second MY FAVORITE FACTS a read and I’m sure your will enjoy yourself. Hey, and THANKS for reading the first one.