Tuesday, August 02, 2005

8 Things You Didn't Need to Know

1. Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life.
2. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds, a teenager even less.
3. The giant squid has the largest eye in the natural world, about 10 feet in diameter.
4. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
5. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
6. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
7. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
8. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

What is the longest word that is typed with only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?

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