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Trivia

“I Didn’t Know That...

Bet You Didn’t Know It Either.”

Fascinating trivia facts compiled by has ever run the 1.25-mile-long course. Secretariat went largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world,
Stanley Morgenbesser, who resides on to win the Triple Crown and Horse of the Year in 1973. as well as thousands of artifacts from the Qing and Ming
at the Banyans of Broken Sound. Secretariat earned his owners, Christopher and Penny dynasties, the palace draws 15.34 million visitors a year.
Stan conducts the Broken Sound Chenery, over $1.3 million in his lifetime. Sadly, he was Compare that to the Louvre in Paris, which was formerly a
members’ “What’s Up Club,” which, euthanized in 1989 after contracting a painful, debilitating royal palace, at 9.33 million visitors, and Thailand’s Grand
remarkably, has met every week disease in his hooves. Palace, which brings in 8 million. At nearly double the
without fail for the past more than Who had the highest IQ ever recorded? intake, the Forbidden City wins by a landslide.
26 years---a total of more than 1,300 By the age of five, William James Sidis learned Greek, Which is the longest running Broadway show?
meetings---to discuss a wide range of Latin, French, Hebrew, Russian, German, and English. The Phantom of the Opera has haunted the Majestic
topics and to meet and hear interesting speakers. Stan took Having enrolled in Harvard at the tender age of 11—after Theater stage since 1988, making it the longest-running
over as leader of the club when its founder, Sidney Hyman, being turned down at age six—Sidis had a reported IQ Broadway show of all time. Chicago, The Lion King, and
passed away in 2007 at the age of 100. between 250 and 300. He was fluent in more than 40 Cats, respectively, follow its ranks. With nearly 13,000
Who wakes up the Queen of England? languages by the time he graduated college; he later moved performances under its belt, Phantom continues to run to
The queen doesn’t use a traditional alarm clock or to Texas, where he worked as a teacher and made a small this day and has grossed $865 million on Broadway, alone.
a wake-up call the way hotels do in order to rise in the attempt at a career in politics. Who was the youngest person elected President of the
morning. She has a Scottish bagpipe player who toots a Where did Ping-Pong originate? United States?
tune from 7:00 to 9:00 every morning. The queen is never The English started table tennis. In the 1880s, ping-pong At age 42 years and 10 months, Theodore Roosevelt was
seen without a handbag, but it isn’t just an empty gesture, was developed as an indoor game that could be played the youngest person ever elected President of the United
and she does carry a few things like lipstick and a small during the winter. By 1901, the game had gained a lot of States. Coming in second place, and losing the top spot
mirror. However, the handbag’s main purpose is to signal popularity and tournaments began popping up. The Ping- by less than a year, was John F. Kennedy at 43 years and
staff members, and she places it on the floor as a call for Pong Association was formed, and renamed to The Table seven months. Rounding out the top five are Bill Clinton
someone to rescue her from a boring conversation. At dinner Tennis Association, in 1922. The name Ping-Pong is actually (46 years and five months), Ulysses S. Grant (46 years and
time, when she places her bag on the table, she’s ready for a trademark of the Parker Brothers company, makers of 10 months), and Barack Obama (47 years and five months).
the meal to be over. many other popular games. The minimum age requirement to be president is 35.
Who was the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby? What does P.S. stand for at the end of correspondence? How many U.S. states share a border with Mexico?
It took 95 years for a female jockey to land a spot on the Post script is the term abbreviated as P.S. In Latin, post The U.S.-Mexico border stretches for 1,954 miles,
Derby lineup, but Diane Crump was right for the job. With scriptum means written after. Since post scripts are placed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. If you were
over 230 victories in her career, Crump is widely regarded at the end of correspondence, it makes sense that “written to travel along the border, you would pass through four
as a pioneer in the world of horse racing. She was just 20 after” is the definition behind the term. More than one P.S. different American states: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
years old when, in 1970, she became the first woman to can be used after the end of correspondence. However, while and California.
ride in the Kentucky Derby. Sadly, she came in 15th in a many people think the proper abbreviation would then be Which U.S. city receives the most tourists?
17-horse race. Since then, just five other women have raced P.S.S., the proper abbreviation is P.P.S.: post-post scriptum. New York City is the most popular U.S. city for travelers,
and no woman has ever won the Derby. Which is the world’s most visited palace? with over 59 million people visiting in 2016. The Big Apple
Who was the fastest horse in Kentucky Derby history? You may not think of Beijing’s Forbidden City as a is home to some of the most iconic American landmarks,
That would be Secretariat, a horse so cool they made palace, but it is in fact an ancient palace complex. Home including the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the
a Disney movie about him. Secretariat finished the 1973 to China’s rulers from 1420 to 1912, the imperial palace is Empire State Building. There’s something for every traveler
Kentucky Derby in 1:59 2/5 time, the fastest any horse composed of 980 buildings across 72 hectares. Featuring the within its borders, whether you’re a foodie, an art critic, or
fan of theater. Chicago is the second-place winner with 54
million people dropping by for a visit, and Atlanta comes
in at number three with 51 million travelers.
Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know: In the state of
Virginia, having sex before marriage is considered a crime
and is a punishable offense. Almost half of all Americans
(47 percent) do not put a single penny of their paychecks
into savings. Apple has more cash than the U.S. Treasury.
The grizzly bear is the official state animal of California,
but no grizzly bears have been seen there since 1922. A
“steady job” is the number one thing that American women
are looking for in a husband, and 75 percent of women
would have a serious problem dating an unemployed man.
The state with the most millionaires per capita is Maryland.
One survey of 50-year-old men in the U.S. found that only
12 percent of them said that they were “very happy.” The
United States has 845 motor vehicles for every 1,000 people.
There are three towns in the United States that have the
name “Santa Claus.”

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