A Different View of Our World

Here is something to just shake things up a little.

~ The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

~ The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light.

~ Tennessee is bordered by more states than any other. The eight states are Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.

~ Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.

~ Dracula is the most filmed story of all time, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is second and Oliver Twist is third.

~ Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.

~ Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

~ At latitude 60 degrees south you can sail all the way around the world.

~ The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself."

~ In Disney's "Fantasia", the Sorcerer's name is "Yensid" (Disney backwards.)

~ Ohio is listed as the 17th state in the U.S., but technically it is number 47. Until August 7, 1953, Congress forgot to vote on a resolution to admit Ohio to the Union.

~ A byte, in computer terms, means 8 bits. A nibble is half that: 4 bits. (Two nibbles make a byte!)