The Random Thread and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2

[magicallyDisney001]

Bridgit Mendler will turn 18 years old on December 18th. It's weird because, on Good Luck Charlie, Teddy is 15 years old.

Not as weird as the fact that Jason Earles is 32 and plays an early college student on Hannah Montana.

 

[CowboyErin]

The amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000.

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Italy is one of the most crowded nations in Europe.a Its population is estimated to reach 58,126,212 by July 2009. The population of United States is estimated to reach 307,212,123 by that same date

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Not as weird as the fact that Jason Earles is 32 and plays an early college student on Hannah Montana.

That just scares me.

 

[CowboyErin]

The main library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

 

[magicallyDisney001]

The amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000.

WOAH, seriously? Where are you getting these awesome facts?

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Italy is said to have more masterpieces per square mile than any other country in the world

 

[CowboyErin]

WOAH, seriously? Where are you getting these awesome facts?

I just googled "Interesting facts" and found a bunch of different websites.

 

[MickeyisBeast]

The author of “Pinocchio” (“pine nut”), Carlo Collodi (1826-1890), was Italian

 

[CowboyErin]

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

 

[CowboyErin]

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

 

[MickeyisBeast]

When McDonald's opened in 1986 in Rome, food purists outside the restaurant gave away free spaghetti to remind people of their culinary heritage

(You go food purists! Italy doesn't need any freakin' McDonalds. Homemad Pizza and Spaghetti, are heaven.)

 

[CowboyErin]

The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night. It has its own phone company, radio, T.V. stations, money, and stamps. It even has its own army, the historic Swiss Guard

 

[CowboyErin]

It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (two meters) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush!

 

[marypops!]

The author of “Pinocchio” (“pine nut”), Carlo Collodi (1826-1890), was Italian

That book is nothing like the movie! For one thing, Pinnochio kills the cricket after he gives some advice to him. Also, the book originally had 15 chapters, the last of which had Pinnochio hung to death. The publisher made him write an extra 15 chapters with a happy ending.

 

[magicallyDisney001]

When McDonald's opened in 1986 in Rome, food purists outside the restaurant gave away free spaghetti to remind people of their culinary heritage

(You go food purists! Italy doesn't need any freakin' McDonalds. Homemad Pizza and Spaghetti, are heaven.)

Italian food > fast food.

 

[CowboyErin]

There are only four words in the English language which end in '-dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

 

[MickeyisBeast]

Though Italy’s economy lagged behind the rest of Europe during the first half the twentieth century, currently it is the world’s seventh largest economy

 

[marypops!]

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.asp