Did You Know?
by Haley Thomas & Grace Edwards
April 03, 2008
This page is dedicated to unusual or unique facts about the Stillman Valley High School community or world famous people. If you have any unusual or interesting facts, please e-mail them to the Web Manager.
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teacher explain this--if they can. Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960 Both were particularly concerned with civil rights Both wives lost their children while living in the White House Both Presidents were shot on a Friday Both Presidents were shot in the head Now it gets really weird Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln Both were assassinated by Southerners Both succeeded by Southerners named John son Andrew John son, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808 Lyndon John son, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908 John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839 Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939 Both assassins were known by three names Both names are composed of fifteen letters Now hang on to your seat Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford' Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford' Lincoln was shot in theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials And here's the kicker... A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe |
Fact 20:Your nose and ears never stop growing.
Fact 19:Mark Twain didn't
graduate from elementary school.
Fact
18:
The youngest
pope was 11 years old
Fact 17:Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches
Fact 16:There has been no mail delivery in Canada on Saturday for the last thirty five years.
Fact 15:Astronauts cannot burp in space. There is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.
Fact 14:Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
Fact 13:The Eiffel Tower
shrinks 6 inches in winter.
Fact
12:The average child recognizes
over 200 company logos by the time he enters first
grade
Fact 11:George W. Bush and John Kerry are 16th cousins, three times removed.
Fact 10:Ants never sleep.
Fact 9:Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does.
Fact 8:Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum.
Fact 7:In Sweden c00 there is a ski-thru Mcdonalds.
Fact 6: Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off.
Fact 5: Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Fact 4: In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
Fact 3: 2007 season for girls varsity softball was the first winning record.
Fact 2: It has been 22 years since the sophomore football team has gone undefeated.
Fact 1: Charles Dickens slept facing North. He thought it improved his writing.
