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1. In 2007, one car out of every 230 made was stolen. :eek:
2. in 1682, Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, moved into his new palace of Versailles. It was the largest palace in Europe and had a population of over 2,000. :eek:
3. In 1654, the first toll bridge came into operation in Massachusetts. There was a charge for animals but not for humans. :)
1. A lightning bolt is five time hotter than the sun's surface. :eek: Wonder how they found that out? :hmm:
2. In 1979, in Tehran the minimum age for marriage was reduced to 13 for boys and 15 for girls. :eek:
3. In 1934, a 14 pound pearl was taken from a giant clam in the Philippines. :eek:
1. In 1997, Terry Burrows became a world record-breaking window cleaner, cleaning three windows in 18.46 seconds. :eek:
2. In 1999, all 500 locks at Whitemore high security prison were changed after a wooden copy of the master key was found in the cell of an inmate known as 'The Locksmith'. :lol:
3. In 2003, thousands of worms that had been on board the space shuttle Columbia - which disintegrated on its re-entry to Earth earlier that year - were found alive in the wreckage. :eek:
I wonder if the window cleaner did a good job?
1. Going for a romantic meal can be a great way to spend a first date. And research shows you can learn a lot about your potential partner's personality by what they order. If they order bland flavours or overeat, they're likely to be a worrier. But if they order something spicy or exotic they're probably a thrill seeker. Now you know :D
2. Skepticisms is the longest word to type that encourages you to alternate your hands. :)
3. In 2001, it was alleged that cows were producing less ceam in their milk. It was apparently because they were feeling miserable in the rainy weather :lol:
1. Rats can survive without water longer than camels. :eek:
2. A litre of vinegar is heavier in winter than in summer. :confused:
3. Great Danes were first bred in Germany and have nothing to do with Denmark, except for their English names. :cool:
1. In 2001, a New York hunter who shot two hikers claimed he had mistaken them for turkeys :confused:
2. In 2001, a South African newspaper offered free burials to anyone taking out a subscription for life. :)
3. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys chewing gum. :p
1. A 15-year-old schoolgirl who stopped an out-of-control school bus was given a detention because she was skipping school at the time. The girl from Monterey was on the bus with 40 other students when the driver fell out of her seat and hit her head. The schoolgirl jumped up and applied the brakes, bringing the bus to a halt. :eek:
2. In 2000, it was reported that two Romanians had been rescued after they attempted to cross the English Channel with a road map. Coastguards retrieved them and their black labrador. :thumbsup:
3. Over 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people. :eek:
That's a lot of kids skipping school :hmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
I think that she used the school bus but did not go into school that day, I don't think that the other 40 students were skipping school too :)