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Trivia and Amazing Facts 05-06-2015


Trivia and Amazing Facts

  • A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second
  • A snail can sleep for three years
  • There are more chickens than people in the world
  • One of the most widespread of today's St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the St. Patrick's Day parade, began not in Ireland but in America. It consisted of Irish soldiers serving in the English army and took place in New York City on March 17, 1762. The parade helped the soldiers connect with their Irish roots and their fellow Irishmen
  • In 1933 Betty Boop's garter was banned