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#5781
03-26-2019, 09:57 AM
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 When the public started using the phone back in the 1800s, inventor Alexander Graham Bell thought they should answer a call with “ahoy.” That’s likely why the incredibly elderly Mr. Burns on The Simpsons says “Ahoy-hoy” when he picks up the phone. However, Bell’s rival, Thomas Edison, wanted users to answer the phone with “Hello.” And, according to The New York Times, by 1880, ‘Hello’ had won out. 
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#5782
03-26-2019, 09:58 AM
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 The opposite sides of a dice cube will always add up to seven
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#5783
03-26-2019, 09:59 AM
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 Cats can’t taste sweet things because of a genetic defect
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#5784
03-26-2019, 10:01 AM
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 Apple seeds contain cyanide
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#5785
03-26-2019, 10:02 AM
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 Dr. Seuss invented the word “nerd”
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#5786
03-26-2019, 10:03 AM
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 Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn’t bark
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#5787
03-26-2019, 10:05 AM
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 The lint in the bottom of your pocket has a name. It's called “gnurr.”
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#5788
03-26-2019, 10:05 AM
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 The most common password is “123456”
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#5789
03-26-2019, 10:06 AM
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 The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives to the Tyrannosaurus Rex
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#5790
03-26-2019, 10:07 AM
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 The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items
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