Lena Shaw > Quotes

“374. In 1915, there was a guy who was paid $10,000 a week. His name was Charlie Chaplin.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“929. About 70-75% of the world’s population have never used toilet paper in their life.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“352. In some parts of Cambodia, people used improvised bamboo trains for getting around during the times when the regular train services were not provided. 353. Princepedia is a huge resource, similar to Wikipedia. It was created by the fans of the popular musician Prince several years ago, and it became even more popular after Prince’s death in April of 2016. 354. In April 2017, Adidas revealed its plans to mass-produce the first ever 3D-printed shoes named Futurecraft. It should be available for purchase by the end of 2018. 355. About half of the adult population in the USA haven’t read a single book since they finished high school.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“949. The most commonly stolen car model in the USA is Nissan Altima, in Canada – Honda Civic, in Australia – Holden Commodore, in Russia – Land Rover Freelander, in Saudi Arabia – Toyota Corolla.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“80. It normally takes 5-9 minutes for most healthy people to fall asleep.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2

“As CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg only earns $1 a year.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“547. Shrimp can only swim backwards.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 1

“372. In case you ever travel in Japan and your name is Gary, be aware, your name means “diarrhea” in Japanese.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“991. Georges Lemaitre invented the Big Bang theory in 1927. In fact, he was a priest in Belgium.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“384. Jeff Daniels got paid $50,000 for his role in “Dumb and Dumber”. At the same time, his partner, Jim Carrey got paid $7 million.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“246. Human yawns are contagious both to other humans and dogs. 247.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2

“940. Most people cannot smell anything when they are asleep.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“264. The longest passenger rail service currently running directly between two cities runs from Moscow, Russia to Pyongyang, North Korea, a distance of 6,380 mi (10,267 km). The trip takes 206 hours (8.5 days). 265. There is a popular myth that bats always turn left when exiting a cave but this is not true. In fact, some bats can fly in any direction, and some bats don’t live in caves. 266. The Assyrian New Year is celebrated on the 1st of April. However, this day is better known as April Fools’ Day. 267. A person who looked very like you or even exactly like you once lived or will live on the planet. There’s even a small chance this person lives today and that you will meet one day.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2

“There is a glucose sugar that tastes just like sugar, but contains 0 calories because it cannot be metabolized.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 1

“80. Every day in the USA people consume approximately 100 acres (0.4 square kilometers) of pizza.”
― Lena Shaw, 500 Random Facts: about the USA

“367. The modern English checkmate came from Persian ‘shah mat’, which means “the king is dead.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3

“Noble Peace Prize.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 1

“11. In 2017, the population of the USA increases by one person every 12 seconds.”
― Lena Shaw, 500 Random Facts: about the USA

“79. The 6th leading cause of death in America is medical error.”
― Lena Shaw, 500 Random Facts: about the USA

“After the books were published, J.K. Rowling announced that Dumbledore is gay.”
― Lena Shaw, 500 Random Facts about Harry Potter: The Ultimate Quiz Book of Fun Facts and Secret Trivia

“237. Some cats are allergic to humans.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2

“May you live as long as Moses”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 2

“490. In Germany, the “shhh” sound literally means hurry up.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 1

“571. About 100 years ago, sea level was 7 inches (18 cm) lower.”
― Lena Shaw, 1000 Random Facts And Trivia, Volume 3