More Useless Trivia

• When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
• The characters Bert and Ernie on "Sesame Street" were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life."
• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
• All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
• Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
• It is estimated that Americans will consume 10 million tons of turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Due to turkey's high sulphur content, Americans will also produce enough gas to fly a fleet of 75 Hindenbergs from L.A. to New York in 24 hours. (Non-smoking flights, of course.)
• The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateatuipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.
• An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
• Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
• A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
• A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
• It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
• The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
• The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."