Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Useless yet Interesting Trivia!

  • Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US president ever granted a patent.
  • According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
  • Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.
  • Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
  • Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.

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