http://www.dumbfacts.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-2002-two-hundred-thousand-dollars-were-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-2002-two-hundred-thousand-dollars-were-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator During 2002, two hundred thousand dollars were approved to be spent in Georgia to build a “group shelter” at Jefferson Davis Historic Site. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-2002-two-hundred-thousand-dollars-were-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator In the Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget, 8.7 million dollars was alotted to the Georgia Technology Authority for “portal development”. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-h4-more-commonly-known-as-the-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-h4-more-commonly-known-as-the-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator The H-4, more commonly known as the “Spruce Goose”, was the largest airplane ever to be built, and first lifted off on November 2,1947. The unexpected flight lasted for approximately a minute and stunned onlookers who had never seen a plane so massive (the Spruce Goose’s wingspan was 320 feet). Designed, constructed, and flown by Howard Hughes at the first trial run, the plane would never fly again. Final cost: 22 million dollars paid by the federal government and 18 million dollars paid by Hughes personally (numbers not adjusted for inflation). ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-h4-more-commonly-known-as-the-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-2002-three-and-a-half-million-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-2002-three-and-a-half-million-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator In 2002, three and a half million dollars were approved to be spent in Georgia for the construction of a “fishing area” in Ocmulgee Wildlife Management Area. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-2002-three-and-a-half-million-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-gives-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-gives-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator The Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget gives 4.7 million dollars to the department of human resources for postage alone! ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-gives-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator In the Amended Georgia FY 2002 Budget, $65,000 was spent to buy a new cooler for the Georgia School for the Deaf. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-amended-georgia-fy-2002-budget-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator Chartered on January 27, 1785, the University of Georgia is the oldest state-chartered University in the United States. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator Gene Simmons, of the shock-rock group Kiss, earned a B.A. in education and speaks four languages. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator The New York Board of Education barred the whipping of children in its schools on March 4, 1908. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator During the Stalin era, education in Russia was stressed. As a result, a majority of Russian women and men are very intelligent and hold degrees. In fact, Russia’s literacy rate is about 98 percent. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/feed/ 0