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/desperate-to-increase-veggie-intake-among-children-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/desperate-to-increase-veggie-intake-among-children-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Desperate to increase veggie intake among children in Britain, researchers have developed chocolate-flavored carrots, pizza-flavored corn and baked-bean-flavored peas. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/desperate-to-increase-veggie-intake-among-children-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-was-deaf-but-it-was-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-was-deaf-but-it-was-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Thomas Edison was deaf, but it was not all because of his condition at birth. It is true that he was born partially deaf, but he actually became totally deaf when he was conducting an experiment on the back of a train caboose which caused the train’s conductor to become very upset. The conductor then “boxed” Edison’s ears, meaning that he hit both of Edison’s ears at the same time. This blow caused him to become totally deaf for the rest of his life. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-was-deaf-but-it-was-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/samuel-morse-the-inventor-of-the-morse-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/samuel-morse-the-inventor-of-the-morse-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Samuel Morse, the inventor of the morse code, was a painter as well. One of his portraits is of the first governor of Arkansas and hangs in the governor’s mansion of that state. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/samuel-morse-the-inventor-of-the-morse-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-word-condom-comes-from-dr-charles-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-word-condom-comes-from-dr-charles-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator The word ‘condom’ comes from Dr. Charles Condom (1630 – 1685) ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-word-condom-comes-from-dr-charles-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/mr-peanut-was-invented-in-1916-by-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/mr-peanut-was-invented-in-1916-by-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Mr. Peanut was invented in 1916 by a Suffolk, Virginia, schoolchild who won $5 in a design contest sponsored by Planters Peanuts. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/mr-peanut-was-invented-in-1916-by-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/icecream-cones-were-first-served-in-1904-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/icecream-cones-were-first-served-in-1904-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the world’s fair in St. Louis, MO. US Patent # 3,477,070. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/icecream-cones-were-first-served-in-1904-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-toilet-lid-lock-to-prevent-unauthorized-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-toilet-lid-lock-to-prevent-unauthorized-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator The Toilet Lid Lock, to prevent unauthorized access to the toilet. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-toilet-lid-lock-to-prevent-unauthorized-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-light-bulb-inventor-was-afraid-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-light-bulb-inventor-was-afraid-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Thomas Edison, light bulb inventor, was afraid of the dark. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/thomas-edison-light-bulb-inventor-was-afraid-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-cigarette-lighter-was-invented-before-the-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-cigarette-lighter-was-invented-before-the-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-cigarette-lighter-was-invented-before-the-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/folding-money-was-invented-by-the-chinese-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/folding-money-was-invented-by-the-chinese-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:13 +0000 Administrator Folding money was invented by the Chinese, it was made of deerskin. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/folding-money-was-invented-by-the-chinese-/feed/ 0