h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'll remember that the next time I'm near a river, thanks!

A brief foray into retail in my youth included a lecture about making change. For some strange reason I remember to this day that there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. I assume that the pound would be similar.

The largest ocean liners pay a $250,000 toll for each trip through the Panama Canal. The canal generates fully one-third of Panama's entire economy.

A party boat filled with 60 men and women capsized in Texas after all the passengers rushed to one side as the boat passed a nude beach.

Kevin Spacey's older brother is a professional Rod Stewart impersonator

World War II veterans are now dying at the rate of about 1,100 each day.

Similar, but not the same... there is no 20¢ to correspond with the 20p. There isn't a 25p coin either to correspond with the quarter dollar coin (is there?).

Here's a good bar bet... what is the most amount in US coins one can have and still not make change for a dollar bill.

For those that are unfamiliar with US coins:

$1=2 half dollars(50¢)=4 quarters(25¢)=10 dimes(10¢)=20 nickels(5¢)=100 pennies(1¢)

One hint before you scroll down for the answer, it is MORE than $1.

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$1.29

3 quarters (25¢)
4 dimes (10¢)
0 nickels (5¢)
4 pennies (1¢)

Amusement park attendance goes up after a fatal accident. It seems many people want to ride upon the same ride that killed someone.

Wow...what a busy poster you are Spinks.

Left me with quite the lag for my reply to CL Zoomer.

People with initials that spell out GOD or ACE are likely to live longer than people whose initials spell out words like APE, PIG, or RAT.

I just did a quick Google for *useless money facts* and came up with a surprising one- in 1999 more Monopoly money was printed than real money! So *that's* what happened to the economy in 2000!!

Sorry bout that me old mucker.


During Bill Clinton's entire eight year presidency, he only sent two e-mails. One was to John Glenn when he was aboard the space shuttle, and the other was a test of the e-mail system.

The UK's best selling hiking magazine published faulty coordinates for descending Scotland's tallest peak (Ben Nevis), and recommended a route that leads climbers off the edge of a cliff.

I thought Al Gore had a huge program to *ask the White House* via email at that time? Were all the replies by underlings? I guess Bill was busy....erm....smoking cigars?

On another thread (New Sexual Practices), I've invented the term 'Dunhillingus' to commemorate Slick Willy and Ms L.

SPINKS! Put that book away!!!

Some of these are too good not to share:

http://funny2.com/facts.htm

for Spinks

One of my favorites was.....

If you hook Jell-O up to an EEG, it registers movements almost identical to a human adult's brain waves.

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I'm sorry, but that is just so funny!

There were only 99 Gordon Keebles ever made. (Apparently, it's a car...)

The Alpina Z4 has a 3.356 litre inline six engine. (Who really cares, other than my son?)

Prisoners at Abu Ghraib were 'softened up' by repeated playings of Barney the Dinosaur's 'I Love You' song.

I love you/ You love me/ We're a happy family...

From Spinks' list:

"Oslo, Norway is the world's most expensive city. A gallon on gas costs almost $5, and it costs $1.32 to use the public restrooms."

$5 a gallon. We'd love our petrol to be $5 a gallon. It's about £3.80 a gallon here - around $6.60

Isn't it expensive to spend a penny though?

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