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unexpected trivia! any trivia nuggets you'd like to share? I will read while walking downtown. -- nm

Posted by peggy ann mcamanda (aka amanda) Sep 1 '14, 16:07

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Oh, I've got a good one. Which is the only continent in the world without any major desert? nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 18:35
Johannesburg is the largest city in the world that isn't on a lake, river or coastline. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 18:12
osmium is the densest naturally occurring element. (22.6ish g/cm3). -- nm - mafic Sep 1, 18:11
L Ron Hubbard's first name is Lafayette. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 18:05
rolls royce dash boards are made out of walnut -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 18:02
All US nickels minted have said five cents, the word nickel has never been used. All other recent coins though, have said one cent, one dime, etc -- nm - Flavorize Sep 1, 17:38
What country has the most of the world's 10 largest lakes and how many does it have? nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 17:35 3
- (bu only if the Caspian Sea is not counted as a lake) -- nm - Roger More Sep 1, 17:52 2
  - Freshwater only! -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 17:55 1
    - Well OK, but it still has 3 + 2 halves = 4 -- nm - Roger More Sep 1, 18:00
Tim Horton [of doughnut fame] was on 4 Stanley Cup winning teams -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 1, 17:31
Name the only world flag with more than 4 sides. - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 17:29 10
- The only flag with a weapon on it? - Reagen Sep 1, 17:39 9
  - The Chinese flag has 1 large star and 4 smaller stars. What do the smaller stars represent? - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 17:47
  - But the - mud Sep 1, 17:44 7
    - Yeah, there are a few with weapons - Roger More Sep 1, 17:58 3
      - I must have misremembered this bit - looking further, I replaced that with the actual bit which is - Reagen Sep 1, 18:00 2
        
        Similarly, Barbados has the only national flag with a trident. -- nm - Roger More Sep 1, 18:07 1
        
        Heh. "May I take your trident, sir?" nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 18:07
    - Hmm. Good catch. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 17:55 2
      - I assume they just mean theirs to be counted as costume weaponry -- nm - prayformojo Sep 1, 17:55 1
        
        It's just a really souped up eating utensil. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 1, 17:57
The average American spends about 90% of their time indoors. -- nm - budice Sep 1, 16:10 3
- It takes food about seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. -- nm - budice Sep 1, 16:11 2
  - Kobe Bryant’s middle name is Bean. -- nm - budice Sep 1, 16:13 1
    - Bubble wrap was first manufactured to be sold as wall paper. -- nm - budice Sep 1, 16:17

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