Sunday, October 26, 2008

TRUE or FALSE? YOU DECIDE!



There are 60 Checkers on a checkerboard game.





Nope. 30. Each player gets 15.


Checkers on board






Dressing in strange or inappropriate clothing is called cisvestism.




Yup. Dressing in strange or inappropriate clothing—such as an adult’s wearing clothes intended for a child. Or this....

Cisvestism




The B. F. represent in tire maker B. F. Goodrich’s name stands for Brent Frederick.





Aye, That's the rub! Not true! It's Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich established the first rubber company west of the Alleghenies in Akron, Ohio, in 1870.


BF Goodrich Radial T/A





Sheep kept on the White House lawn during World War I to free the gardeners for military service.







You bet! The sheep of state—which at one point numbered 18—not only grazed and kept the lawn well manicured, but their wool was auctioned off to raise money for the Red Cross.


Sheep on White House lawn

2 comments:

  1. I see that your mom got you the 365 Amazing Trivia Facts calender for X-mas last year too.

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