Does U.S. law require you to pray?

Daily Trivia / December 22, 2024

The U.S. Congress passed a law in 1832 requiring all American citizens to spend one day each year fasting and praying. For the most part, people ignored the law, and no effort was made to enforce the legislation.

Do older people taste less?

Daily Trivia / December 22, 2024

Most people by the age of sixty have lost 50 percent of their taste buds and 40 percent of their ability to smell.

How high would sea levels rise if the ice caps melted?

Daily Trivia / December 22, 2024

If today's ice caps melted completely, sea level would rise across the world by between 200 and 230 feet. This means the Statue of Liberty would be immersed up to her armpits, and the clock face on the Houses of Parliament...Read More

Why shouldn't you touch that ash?

Daily Trivia / December 21, 2024

Tourists who are eager to visit recently erupted volcanoes while on vacation should take heed. Volcanic ash has been known to remain hot for a period of nearly one hundred years.

Where would you find a sailor's sheets?

Daily Trivia / December 21, 2024

When sailors speak of sheets (as in "four sheets to the wind"), they are not talking about sails. A sheet in nautical terminology is a rope or chain.

Which city was the first with a million?

Daily Trivia / December 20, 2024

The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. London, England reached the mark in 1810 and New York City, USA made it in 1875. Today, there are over 300 cities in the world that boast...Read More