Monday, July 06, 2009

Some missing trivia

How long are the sandals that adorn the feet of the Statue of Liberty?
  • They’re 25 feet long—which means they’re a size 879, based on the formula used to determine U.S. women’s shoe sizes.
How wide were the stars from point to point on the 42- by 30-foot flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner”?
  • They were 26 inches across.
What is a mouse potato?
  • The computer-age version of a couch potato—someone who spends hour after hour of leisure time in front of a computer screen.

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