Random Trivia

Just some interesting trivia I discovered while preparing a lesson for my students:

1) There are 119 grooves on the edge of an American quarter.

2) There is 1 slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.

3) Jingle Bells was originally intended to be a Thanksgiving song.

4) When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.

5) Until the 19th century, solid bricks of tea were used as money in Siberia.

6) A "funambulist" is the name for a tight-rope walker.

7) It can take longer than two days for a chick to break out of its shell.

8) A baby bat is called a pup.

9) The darker an olive, the higher its oil content.

10) Pears are a member of the rose family.