Sunday, August 27, 2017

Surprising Facts


- George Orwell was a rabid Socialist

- Well over 30 million Facebook accounts are for people who have died

- Mount Everest is not the highest mountain on Earth (Mauna Kea is)

- Donald Trump gets his haircuts from his wife, Melania

- Carbon dioxide represents only 40 parts per million (0.004%) of the Earth's atmosphere

- Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) would be considered a racist using today's standards

- Fresh water represents only 3% of the Earth's supply of water

- Hydroelectric power makes up over 98% of Norway's energy usage

- Angela Merkel is terrified of dogs

- A hummingbird weighs less than a penny

- Emmanuel Macron is married to a woman 25 years his senior

- Solar power produces less than 1% of total U.S. energy usage ... wind power, less than 2%

4 comments:

  1. All good! That Facebook stat surprises me although i see no reason why i could not create a page for, say, Harry Truman and then respond as his avatar.

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    1. Jim Kramer was recently asked how many employees Facebook has? His answer: 2 billion ...

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  2. I read that everyone who is on Facebook will eventually die.

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