Am I the only fucking dumbass who finds it totally hilarious that the temple of the tooth is in a place called Kandy? What would a dentist say about that? :1orglaugh
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Am I the only fucking dumbass who finds it totally hilarious that the temple of the tooth is in a place called Kandy? What would a dentist say about that? :1orglaugh
RANDOM TIDBITS
African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as
much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as
many as 100,000 different muscles.
***
The peregrine falcon dives at speeds of up to 200 m.p.h.
and can fly at a rate of 90 m.p.h., making it not only the
fastest bird, but also the fastest animal. Ostriches can
run as fast as 43 m.p.h.
***
The Indo-Pacific sailfish can swim at speeds of up to 68
m.p.h. The top jaw of this fish extends well beyond the
lower, forming a long spear.
***
The saltwater crocodile can grow to 23 feet long and weigh
up to 2,200 pounds. Often called “salties,” the ferocious
reptiles are found in India, Southeast Asia, and northern
Australia.
***
The blue whale is the world's biggest animal, even larger
than any known dinosaur. An average-sized adult is 80 feet
long and weighs about 120 tons. This giant is also the
loudest animal on Earth. Its call, which is louder than a
jet, can be heard for hundreds of miles.
***
The hummingbird grows to only 2.5 inches long and weighs
only 0.06 ounce. This tiny bird makes its humming sound by
quickly beating its wings.
African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as
much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as
many as 100,000 different muscles.
***
The peregrine falcon dives at speeds of up to 200 m.p.h.
and can fly at a rate of 90 m.p.h., making it not only the
fastest bird, but also the fastest animal. Ostriches can
run as fast as 43 m.p.h.
***
The Indo-Pacific sailfish can swim at speeds of up to 68
m.p.h. The top jaw of this fish extends well beyond the
lower, forming a long spear.
***
The saltwater crocodile can grow to 23 feet long and weigh
up to 2,200 pounds. Often called “salties,” the ferocious
reptiles are found in India, Southeast Asia, and northern
Australia.
***
The blue whale is the world's biggest animal, even larger
than any known dinosaur. An average-sized adult is 80 feet
long and weighs about 120 tons. This giant is also the
loudest animal on Earth. Its call, which is louder than a
jet, can be heard for hundreds of miles.
***
The hummingbird grows to only 2.5 inches long and weighs
only 0.06 ounce. This tiny bird makes its humming sound by
quickly beating its wings.
I don't want to say what I have in mind.
RANDOM TIDBITS
Baseball: A wad of gum stuck on a player's hat brings good
luck.
***
Basketball: The last person to shoot a basket during the
warm-up will have a good game.
***
Bowling: The number 300, a perfect score, on your license
plate will increase your score.
***
Fishing: Don't tell anyone how many fish you've caught until
you're done or you won't catch another.
***
Golf: Carry coins in your pockets for good luck.
***
Tennis: Walk around the outside of the court when switching
sides for good luck.
Baseball: A wad of gum stuck on a player's hat brings good
luck.
***
Basketball: The last person to shoot a basket during the
warm-up will have a good game.
***
Bowling: The number 300, a perfect score, on your license
plate will increase your score.
***
Fishing: Don't tell anyone how many fish you've caught until
you're done or you won't catch another.
***
Golf: Carry coins in your pockets for good luck.
***
Tennis: Walk around the outside of the court when switching
sides for good luck.
RANDOM TIDBITS
Almonds are the oldest, most widely cultivated and
extensively used nuts in the world.
***
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167
calories per hundred grams.
***
Cranberries are one of just three major fruits native to
North America. Blueberries and Concord grapes are the other
two.
***
Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought
the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called "flower of
the blessed night" in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.
***
Tea was so expensive when it was first brought to Europe in
the early 17th century that it was kept in locked wooden
boxes.
***
Wine grapes, oranges, figs and olives were first planted in
North America by Father Junipero Sera in 1769.
Almonds are the oldest, most widely cultivated and
extensively used nuts in the world.
***
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167
calories per hundred grams.
***
Cranberries are one of just three major fruits native to
North America. Blueberries and Concord grapes are the other
two.
***
Dr. Joel Poinsett, the 1st US ambassador to Mexico, brought
the poinsettia to US in 1828. The plant, called "flower of
the blessed night" in Mexico was renamed in Poinsett's honor.
***
Tea was so expensive when it was first brought to Europe in
the early 17th century that it was kept in locked wooden
boxes.
***
Wine grapes, oranges, figs and olives were first planted in
North America by Father Junipero Sera in 1769.
RANDOM TIDBITS
The inventor of the Barbie Doll is Ruth Handler, co-founder
of Mattel. She named the doll after her daughter, Barbara.
The Ken doll made his debut two years after Barbie, in 1961
and was named after the 16 year old son of Mattel founders
Ruth and Elliot Handler.
***
The Barbie Doll was first introduced at a Toy Fair in New
York by the Mattel toy company. The day was March 9,1959.
and from then on this date is also celebrated as her
official birthday.
***
Barbie's design was inspired by a German doll called Bild
Lilli. Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll
in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped.
***
In Sweden, more Barbie Dolls have been sold than the
country's current population. In 1980, in India, Barbie
cost 236 rupees which is $18.00 US dollars which was
equivalent to an average Indians entire months salary.
***
Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. She is from
Willows, Wisconsin, and went to Willows High School. Her
favorite color is pink.
***
When Barbie was first introduced she had a black and white
swim suite and her hair style was either blonde or brunette.
It was in a pony tail with bangs. The first Barbie had eyes
with white irises, blue eyeliner, and arched eyebrows.
The inventor of the Barbie Doll is Ruth Handler, co-founder
of Mattel. She named the doll after her daughter, Barbara.
The Ken doll made his debut two years after Barbie, in 1961
and was named after the 16 year old son of Mattel founders
Ruth and Elliot Handler.
***
The Barbie Doll was first introduced at a Toy Fair in New
York by the Mattel toy company. The day was March 9,1959.
and from then on this date is also celebrated as her
official birthday.
***
Barbie's design was inspired by a German doll called Bild
Lilli. Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll
in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped.
***
In Sweden, more Barbie Dolls have been sold than the
country's current population. In 1980, in India, Barbie
cost 236 rupees which is $18.00 US dollars which was
equivalent to an average Indians entire months salary.
***
Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. She is from
Willows, Wisconsin, and went to Willows High School. Her
favorite color is pink.
***
When Barbie was first introduced she had a black and white
swim suite and her hair style was either blonde or brunette.
It was in a pony tail with bangs. The first Barbie had eyes
with white irises, blue eyeliner, and arched eyebrows.
Actually, we call it "noche buena", which literally means "good night." Noche Buena is what Christmas Eve is called in Spanish.
RANDOM TIDBITS
The telephone was not widely appreciated for the first 15
years because people did not see a use for it. In fact, in
the British parliament it was mentioned there was no need
for telephones because "we have enough messengers here."
Western Union believed that it could never replace the
telegraph. In 1876, an internal memo read: "This telephone
has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a
means of communication."
***
Irish scientist, Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793 - 1859) didn't
believe that trains could contribute much in speedy transport.
He wrote: "Rail travel at high speed is not possible, because
passengers ' would die of asphyxia' [suffocation]."
***
In 1966, Time Magazine predicted, "By 2000, the machines
will be producing so much that everyone in the U.S. will,
in effect, be independently wealthy." In that year too
CoCo Chanel said about miniskirts: "It's a bad joke that
won't last. Not with winter coming."
***
In the early 20th century a world market for only 4 million
automobiles was made because "the world would run out of
chauffeurs." Shortly after the end of World War II (1945),
the whole of Volkswagen, factory and patents, was offered
free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the Volkswagen Beetle
as a bad design.
***
In 1894, the president of the Royal Society, William Thomson,
Lord Kelvin, predicted that radio had no future. The first
radio factory was opened five years later. Today, there are
more than one billion radio sets in the world, tuned to more
than 33 000 radio stations around the world. He also
predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were
impossible. The Wright Brother's first flight covered a
distance equal to only half the length of the wingspan of
a Boeing 747.
***
In 1927, H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, asked, "Who the hell
wants to hear actors talk?" In 1936, Radio Times editor Rex
Lambert thought "Television won't matter in your lifetime
or mine."
The telephone was not widely appreciated for the first 15
years because people did not see a use for it. In fact, in
the British parliament it was mentioned there was no need
for telephones because "we have enough messengers here."
Western Union believed that it could never replace the
telegraph. In 1876, an internal memo read: "This telephone
has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a
means of communication."
***
Irish scientist, Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793 - 1859) didn't
believe that trains could contribute much in speedy transport.
He wrote: "Rail travel at high speed is not possible, because
passengers ' would die of asphyxia' [suffocation]."
***
In 1966, Time Magazine predicted, "By 2000, the machines
will be producing so much that everyone in the U.S. will,
in effect, be independently wealthy." In that year too
CoCo Chanel said about miniskirts: "It's a bad joke that
won't last. Not with winter coming."
***
In the early 20th century a world market for only 4 million
automobiles was made because "the world would run out of
chauffeurs." Shortly after the end of World War II (1945),
the whole of Volkswagen, factory and patents, was offered
free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the Volkswagen Beetle
as a bad design.
***
In 1894, the president of the Royal Society, William Thomson,
Lord Kelvin, predicted that radio had no future. The first
radio factory was opened five years later. Today, there are
more than one billion radio sets in the world, tuned to more
than 33 000 radio stations around the world. He also
predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were
impossible. The Wright Brother's first flight covered a
distance equal to only half the length of the wingspan of
a Boeing 747.
***
In 1927, H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, asked, "Who the hell
wants to hear actors talk?" In 1936, Radio Times editor Rex
Lambert thought "Television won't matter in your lifetime
or mine."
RANDOM TIDBITS
Between 20,000 and 60,000 bees live in a single hive. The
queen bee lays 1,500 eggs a day and lives for up to 2 years.
The drone, whose only job it is to mate with the queen bee,
has a lifespan of around 24 days - they have no stinger.
Worker bees - all sterile females - usually work themselves
to death within 40 days in summer, collecting pollen and
nectar. Worker bees fly up to 14km (9 miles) to find pollen
and nectar, flying at 24km/h (15 mph).
***
A worker bee communicates her floral findings by performing
a dance on the honeycomb. The orientation of her movements
and the frequency of her vibrations indicate the direction
and distance of the flowers.
***
Flowers are pollinated mostly by bees; up to one third of
all plant pollination on earth are by bees. In short, this
means that one in every three spoons of food you put in
your mouth was a direct result of the work done by bees.
***
Bees do not have ears, but they have an excellent sense of
smell with chemoreceptors in their antennae. Bees see
colors differently than we do. They are insensitive to red
but detects ultraviolet light which is invisible to us.
***
The worker bees defend the hive. The muscular barbed stinger
quickly saw into the skin of the invader and the venom pouch
begins to contract rhythmically to pump venom into the
intruder.
***
Bees can be used to detect landmines. Tiny radio plates the
size of a rice grain will be attached to honey bees to
detect antipersonnel landmines, of which there are about
100 million in 70 war-torn countries. The tiny radio plates
are engraved with serial numbers to keep track of the bees,
which are being conditioned to develop a preference in
addition to nectar, in this case TNT, or any other material
that releases metamphenamine. Special spectrometers that
can "smell" TNT are placed in movable beehives to indicate
landmines in specific areas. Bees that "smell" of explosives
can then be tracked to the landmine. The bees won't detonate
the landmines.
Between 20,000 and 60,000 bees live in a single hive. The
queen bee lays 1,500 eggs a day and lives for up to 2 years.
The drone, whose only job it is to mate with the queen bee,
has a lifespan of around 24 days - they have no stinger.
Worker bees - all sterile females - usually work themselves
to death within 40 days in summer, collecting pollen and
nectar. Worker bees fly up to 14km (9 miles) to find pollen
and nectar, flying at 24km/h (15 mph).
***
A worker bee communicates her floral findings by performing
a dance on the honeycomb. The orientation of her movements
and the frequency of her vibrations indicate the direction
and distance of the flowers.
***
Flowers are pollinated mostly by bees; up to one third of
all plant pollination on earth are by bees. In short, this
means that one in every three spoons of food you put in
your mouth was a direct result of the work done by bees.
***
Bees do not have ears, but they have an excellent sense of
smell with chemoreceptors in their antennae. Bees see
colors differently than we do. They are insensitive to red
but detects ultraviolet light which is invisible to us.
***
The worker bees defend the hive. The muscular barbed stinger
quickly saw into the skin of the invader and the venom pouch
begins to contract rhythmically to pump venom into the
intruder.
***
Bees can be used to detect landmines. Tiny radio plates the
size of a rice grain will be attached to honey bees to
detect antipersonnel landmines, of which there are about
100 million in 70 war-torn countries. The tiny radio plates
are engraved with serial numbers to keep track of the bees,
which are being conditioned to develop a preference in
addition to nectar, in this case TNT, or any other material
that releases metamphenamine. Special spectrometers that
can "smell" TNT are placed in movable beehives to indicate
landmines in specific areas. Bees that "smell" of explosives
can then be tracked to the landmine. The bees won't detonate
the landmines.
Sorry it took me so long to get back to. I will give a hint. It is a name of a animal.
Bunny? Would allow me to make sense of the title "Playboy Bunny".
RANDOM TIDBITS
When fabric gets wet, light coming towards it refracts
within the water, dispersing the light. In addition, the
surface of the water causes incoherent light scattering.
The combination of these two effects causes less light to
reflect to your eyes and makes the wet fabric appear darker.
***
Drinking water after eating hot spicy food will not calm
your tongue. The spices in most of the hot foods that we
eat are oily, and oil and water don't mix. In this case,
the water just rolls over the oily spices. What can you do
to calm your aching tongue? Eat bread. The bread will
absorb the oily spices. A second solution is to drink milk.
Milk contains a substance called "casein" which will bind
to the spices and carry them away.
***
In ancient times, it was believed that certain colors could
combat the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries.
Because blue was associated with the heavenly spirits, boys
were clothed in that color, boys then being considered the
most valuable resource to parents. Although baby girls did
not have a color associated with them, they were mostly
clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink
became associated with baby girls.
***
Blood is bright red in its oxygenated form and a dark red
in deoxygenated form. In simpler terms, it is bright red
when it leaves the lungs full of oxygen and dark red when
it returns to the lungs for a refill. Veins appear blue
because light penetrating the skin is absorbed and
reflected in high energy wavelengths back to the eye.
Higher energy wavelengths are blue.
***
Onions, like other plants, are made of cells. The cells
are divided into two sections separated by a membrane.
One side of the membrane contains an enzyme which helps
chemical processes occur in your body. The other side of
the membrane contains molecules that contain sulfur. When
you cut an onion, the contents on each side of the
membrane mix and cause a chemical reaction. This reaction
produces molecules such as ethylsufine which make your
eyes water.
***
Camels are called "ships of the desert" because of the way
they move, not because of their transport capabilities.
Camels sway from side to side because they move both legs
on one side at the same time, elevating that side. This is
called pacing, a ship-like motion which can make the rider
feel sick.
When fabric gets wet, light coming towards it refracts
within the water, dispersing the light. In addition, the
surface of the water causes incoherent light scattering.
The combination of these two effects causes less light to
reflect to your eyes and makes the wet fabric appear darker.
***
Drinking water after eating hot spicy food will not calm
your tongue. The spices in most of the hot foods that we
eat are oily, and oil and water don't mix. In this case,
the water just rolls over the oily spices. What can you do
to calm your aching tongue? Eat bread. The bread will
absorb the oily spices. A second solution is to drink milk.
Milk contains a substance called "casein" which will bind
to the spices and carry them away.
***
In ancient times, it was believed that certain colors could
combat the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries.
Because blue was associated with the heavenly spirits, boys
were clothed in that color, boys then being considered the
most valuable resource to parents. Although baby girls did
not have a color associated with them, they were mostly
clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink
became associated with baby girls.
***
Blood is bright red in its oxygenated form and a dark red
in deoxygenated form. In simpler terms, it is bright red
when it leaves the lungs full of oxygen and dark red when
it returns to the lungs for a refill. Veins appear blue
because light penetrating the skin is absorbed and
reflected in high energy wavelengths back to the eye.
Higher energy wavelengths are blue.
***
Onions, like other plants, are made of cells. The cells
are divided into two sections separated by a membrane.
One side of the membrane contains an enzyme which helps
chemical processes occur in your body. The other side of
the membrane contains molecules that contain sulfur. When
you cut an onion, the contents on each side of the
membrane mix and cause a chemical reaction. This reaction
produces molecules such as ethylsufine which make your
eyes water.
***
Camels are called "ships of the desert" because of the way
they move, not because of their transport capabilities.
Camels sway from side to side because they move both legs
on one side at the same time, elevating that side. This is
called pacing, a ship-like motion which can make the rider
feel sick.
RANDOM TIDBITS - Famous Firsts in Aviation
First powered balloon: Gen. Jean Baptiste Marie Meusnier
developed the first propeller-driven and elliptically
shaped balloon in 1784. The crew had to crank three
propellers on a common shaft to give the craft a speed of
about three mph.
***
First balloon flight in America: In 1793, Jean Pierre
Blanchard, a French pilot, made it from Philadelphia to
near Woodbury, N.J., in just over 45 min.
***
First air transport company: In 1843 in London, William S.
Henson and John Stringfellow filed articles of incorporation
for the Aerial Transit Company (March 24). It failed.
***
First aerial photographers.: Samuel Archer King and William
Black made two photos of Boston in 1860, which are still in
existence.
***
First transatlantic attempt: In 1873, the New York Daily
Graphic sponsored the attempt with a 400,000-cubic-foot
balloon carrying a lifeboat. A rip in the bag during
inflation brought the collapse of the balloon and the
project.
***
First airplane maneuvers: In 1904, Orville Wright made
the first turn with an airplane (Sept. 15); five days later
his brother Wilbur made the first complete circle.
First powered balloon: Gen. Jean Baptiste Marie Meusnier
developed the first propeller-driven and elliptically
shaped balloon in 1784. The crew had to crank three
propellers on a common shaft to give the craft a speed of
about three mph.
***
First balloon flight in America: In 1793, Jean Pierre
Blanchard, a French pilot, made it from Philadelphia to
near Woodbury, N.J., in just over 45 min.
***
First air transport company: In 1843 in London, William S.
Henson and John Stringfellow filed articles of incorporation
for the Aerial Transit Company (March 24). It failed.
***
First aerial photographers.: Samuel Archer King and William
Black made two photos of Boston in 1860, which are still in
existence.
***
First transatlantic attempt: In 1873, the New York Daily
Graphic sponsored the attempt with a 400,000-cubic-foot
balloon carrying a lifeboat. A rip in the bag during
inflation brought the collapse of the balloon and the
project.
***
First airplane maneuvers: In 1904, Orville Wright made
the first turn with an airplane (Sept. 15); five days later
his brother Wilbur made the first complete circle.
Na, the original was stag magazine. But Hugh Hefner had to change it because of copyright enfringement. A stag being the animal... http://www.johnberryhunting.com/red_stag.jpg
RANDOM TIDBITS - Firsts in American Women's History
1647 - Margaret Brent appears before the Maryland assembly
demanding that women be granted the right to vote. She is
the first woman in Maryland to own property, and one of the
first known suffragists in American history.
***
1707 - Henrietta Johnston begins to work as a portrait
artist in Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina,
making her the first known professional woman artist in
America.
***
1795 - Anne Parrish establishes, in Philadelphia, the House
of Industry, the first charitable organization for women in
America.
***
1830s - Mills in industrial towns such as Lowell,
Massachusetts, are staffed almost entirely by young women.
These “mill girls” have a kind of independence their mothers
could not have imagined. They earn their own money and live
together in boardinghouses. They also take part in strikes
and other actions by organized labor.
***
1837 - Oberlin College, in Ohio, becomes the first college
to admit female students. In addition to studying, the women
have to do laundry and cook meals for the male students.
***
1853 - Antoinette Blackwell becomes the first American woman
to be ordained a minister in a recognized denomination
(Congregational).
1647 - Margaret Brent appears before the Maryland assembly
demanding that women be granted the right to vote. She is
the first woman in Maryland to own property, and one of the
first known suffragists in American history.
***
1707 - Henrietta Johnston begins to work as a portrait
artist in Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina,
making her the first known professional woman artist in
America.
***
1795 - Anne Parrish establishes, in Philadelphia, the House
of Industry, the first charitable organization for women in
America.
***
1830s - Mills in industrial towns such as Lowell,
Massachusetts, are staffed almost entirely by young women.
These “mill girls” have a kind of independence their mothers
could not have imagined. They earn their own money and live
together in boardinghouses. They also take part in strikes
and other actions by organized labor.
***
1837 - Oberlin College, in Ohio, becomes the first college
to admit female students. In addition to studying, the women
have to do laundry and cook meals for the male students.
***
1853 - Antoinette Blackwell becomes the first American woman
to be ordained a minister in a recognized denomination
(Congregational).
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RANDOM TIDBITS
1868 - For the first time, the "Ladies Life" class at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts allows women to draw from
a nude model, as male artists have done for centuries.
***
1870 - In Wyoming, for the first time in U.S. history,
women are allowed to serve on a grand jury. Ada H. Kepley,
of Illinois, graduates from the Union College of Law in
Chicago. She is the first woman lawyer to graduate from a
law school.
***
1887 - Susanna Medora Salter becomes the first woman
elected mayor of an American town, in Argonia, Kansas.
***
1897 - Mrs. H.H.A. Beach's aelic Symphony?is the first
symphony by a woman performed in the United States, and
possibly the world.
***
1920 - The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago. On
August 26, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
is ratified, granting women the right to vote in national
elections.
***
1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first
female state governor. Florence Sabin, researcher of the
origin of blood cells, becomes the first woman elected to
the National Academy of Sciences. She is also the first
woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins Medical School.
1868 - For the first time, the "Ladies Life" class at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts allows women to draw from
a nude model, as male artists have done for centuries.
***
1870 - In Wyoming, for the first time in U.S. history,
women are allowed to serve on a grand jury. Ada H. Kepley,
of Illinois, graduates from the Union College of Law in
Chicago. She is the first woman lawyer to graduate from a
law school.
***
1887 - Susanna Medora Salter becomes the first woman
elected mayor of an American town, in Argonia, Kansas.
***
1897 - Mrs. H.H.A. Beach's aelic Symphony?is the first
symphony by a woman performed in the United States, and
possibly the world.
***
1920 - The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago. On
August 26, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
is ratified, granting women the right to vote in national
elections.
***
1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first
female state governor. Florence Sabin, researcher of the
origin of blood cells, becomes the first woman elected to
the National Academy of Sciences. She is also the first
woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins Medical School.
RANDOM TIDBITS
J. J. Audubon’s The Birds of America, published in 1840, is
the most valuable book in the world. It sold for $8,802,500
in March 2000—the highest price ever paid for a book.
***
Charles Dickens called the sickly character in A Christmas
Carol “Small Sam” and “Puny Pete” before settling on “Tiny
Tim.”
***
The Bible is the best-selling nonfiction book of all time.
Since 1815, more than 2.5 billion copies have been sold
worldwide. It has been translated into more than 2,200
languages and dialects.
***
A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie the Pooh series, used
his son as inspiration for the character Christopher Robin.
His son, also named Christopher Robin, grew up hating the
stories because his schoolmates teased him about his
imaginary friends.
***
More than 220 million copies of R.L Stine's Goosebumps books
have been sold since 1992, when the first book, Welcome to
the Dead House, was published.
***
Hillary Clinton’s memoir, Living History, sold more than
200,000 copies in its first day of publication, more than
any other nonfiction title. It was published in June 2003.
J. J. Audubon’s The Birds of America, published in 1840, is
the most valuable book in the world. It sold for $8,802,500
in March 2000—the highest price ever paid for a book.
***
Charles Dickens called the sickly character in A Christmas
Carol “Small Sam” and “Puny Pete” before settling on “Tiny
Tim.”
***
The Bible is the best-selling nonfiction book of all time.
Since 1815, more than 2.5 billion copies have been sold
worldwide. It has been translated into more than 2,200
languages and dialects.
***
A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie the Pooh series, used
his son as inspiration for the character Christopher Robin.
His son, also named Christopher Robin, grew up hating the
stories because his schoolmates teased him about his
imaginary friends.
***
More than 220 million copies of R.L Stine's Goosebumps books
have been sold since 1992, when the first book, Welcome to
the Dead House, was published.
***
Hillary Clinton’s memoir, Living History, sold more than
200,000 copies in its first day of publication, more than
any other nonfiction title. It was published in June 2003.