Interesting facts
- On average, Americans’ favorite smell is banana.
- If one spells out numbers, they would have to count to One Thousand before coming across the letter “A”.
- Honey is the only food which does not spoil.
- Any free-moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere, because of its surface tension.
- The average American looks at eight houses before buying one.
- Arnold Schonberg suffered from triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13. He died at 13 minutes from midnight on Friday the 13th.
- Einstein couldn’t speak fluently until after his ninth birthday. His parents thought he was mentally retarded.
- The earth weighs around 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
- The scene where Indiana Jones shoots the swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Ark was Harrison Ford’s idea so that he could take a bathroom break.
- All polar bears are left-handed.
- China has more English speakers than the United States.
About the Contributor
Elizabeth Arthur, Staff Reporter
Elizabeth Arthur is 15 years old and is a sophomore. This is her first year on the Hays High Guidon staff. She might try out for the musical and the spring...
