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/amount-american-airlines-saved-in-1987-by-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/amount-american-airlines-saved-in-1987-by-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/amount-american-airlines-saved-in-1987-by-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1960-an-estimated-4000-people-were-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1960-an-estimated-4000-people-were-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In 1960, an estimated 4,000 people were over 100 years old in the U.S. By 1995 the number had jumped to 55,000. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1960-an-estimated-4000-people-were-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1921-76-inches-of-snow-fell-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1921-76-inches-of-snow-fell-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In 1921 76 inches of snow fell over Silver Lake, Colorodo, the heaviest snowfall ever recorded. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1921-76-inches-of-snow-fell-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-first-minimum-wage-to-be-established-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-first-minimum-wage-to-be-established-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator The first minimum wage to be established in America was 25 cents an hour, it was in 1938. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-first-minimum-wage-to-be-established-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-the-yellow-pages-listed-a-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-the-yellow-pages-listed-a-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In 1980 the yellow pages listed a funeral Home under “frozen foods”. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-the-yellow-pages-listed-a-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1962-an-outbreak-of-contagious-laughter-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1962-an-outbreak-of-contagious-laughter-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In 1962 an outbreak of contagious laughter in Tanganyika lasted for six months and caused schools to be closed. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1962-an-outbreak-of-contagious-laughter-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-a-las-vegas-hospital-suspended-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-a-las-vegas-hospital-suspended-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-1980-a-las-vegas-hospital-suspended-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/sunglasses-became-popular-in-the-1920s-when-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/sunglasses-became-popular-in-the-1920s-when-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Sunglasses became popular in the 1920’s when movie stars began wearing them to cut the camera’s bright lights. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/sunglasses-became-popular-in-the-1920s-when-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/bubonic-plague-killed-millions-of-people-throughout-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/bubonic-plague-killed-millions-of-people-throughout-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Bubonic plague killed millions of people throughout Europe in the Dark Ages, and in 1996, five cases of plague were reported in the U.S. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/bubonic-plague-killed-millions-of-people-throughout-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/talk-is-cheap-compared-to-what-it-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/talk-is-cheap-compared-to-what-it-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Talk is cheap compared to what it used to be; in 1915 a telephone call from New York to San Francisco cost $20.70 for the first three minutes. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/talk-is-cheap-compared-to-what-it-/feed/ 0