Mitchell Symons - How Much Poo Does an Elephant Do?

Contents About the Book Let Mitchell Symons be your guide into the weird and wonderful world of trivia. Camels are born without humps. Walt Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse, was scared of mice. Only 30% of humans can flare their nostrils A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink And an elephant produces an eye-wateringly pongy 20 kilos of dung a day!

I dedicate this book to my wife Penny and
my sons Jack and Charlie and also to you,
the reader, because without you, Id be
talking to myself. First things first ORVILLE WRIGHT, THE inventor (with his brother Wilbur) of the aeroplane, was involved in the first aircraft accident. His passenger, an American, was killed. The first Englishman to be killed in an aviation accident was Charles Rolls of Rolls-Royce fame. Thomas Jefferson grew the first tomatoes in the United States.

He wanted to prove to Americans that they were not poisonous (as people believed). The UK established the worlds first speed limit. It was in 1903 and it was set at 20 mph (32 kph). The first filmed sport was boxing in 1894. Tradition says that the first member of a newlywed couple to buy a new item following the wedding will be the dominant force in the relationship. And so, to this day, some superstitious brides will arrange to buy a small item from one of the bridesmaids immediately after the ceremony. Glenn Miller was the first recording artist or performer to receive a gold record. Coca-Cola sold just 25 bottles in its first year. In 1954 Richard Herrick received the first successful kidney transplant. Coca-Cola sold just 25 bottles in its first year. In 1954 Richard Herrick received the first successful kidney transplant.

It was donated by his twin brother, Ronald.

Sea sponges which have a tough, flexible skeleton full of pores were harvested as the first sponges used for bathing. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ate turkey in foil packets as the first meal on the moon. Sunglasses first became popular in the 1920s, when movie stars began wearing them to counteract the photographers bright lights. The worlds first cash dispenser was opened by British comedy actor Reg Varney at Barclays Bank, Enfield, London, in 1967. The worlds first scheduled passenger air service started in Florida in 1914. The first supermarket in the world was in France. The first word spoken by an ape in the movie Planet of the Apes was Smile. Ties were first worn in Croatia (which is why they were called cravats la croate). The first ever CD single was Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The first city in the world to have a population of over one million was London. Construction workers hard hats were first used in the building of the Hoover Dam in 1933. The worlds first traffic island was installed at his own expense by Colonel Pierrepoint outside his London club; he was killed crossing over to it. In 1910 Harry Houdini became the first man to fly a plane in Australia. Barbra Streisand is a multimillionaire singer and actress, but her first performance was as a chocolate-chip cookie. The first duplicating machine was invented by James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, in 1778 (patented in 1780) to help him with all the copying he had to do for his steam-engine business. Britains first National Lottery was in 1567 to pay for public works. The first duplicating machine was invented by James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, in 1778 (patented in 1780) to help him with all the copying he had to do for his steam-engine business. Britains first National Lottery was in 1567 to pay for public works.

The top prize was 5,000. The first time rubber gloves were used by a surgeon was in 1890. The first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787. The Beatles John Lennons first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. Britains first escalator was installed in Harrods in 1878. The worlds first contact lenses were worn in 1930.Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was the first American novel to sell a million copies. Pure trivia THERE ARE 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Watching TV uses up 50 per cent more calories than sleeping. On average, a drop of Heinz tomato ketchup leaves the bottle at a speed of 25 miles (40 km) per year. In 1994 an artist from Chicago called Dwight Kalb created a statue of the singer Madonna made from 80 kilos of ham.

Ben and Jerrys, the ice-cream makers, send their waste to local pig farmers to use as feed. In 1994 an artist from Chicago called Dwight Kalb created a statue of the singer Madonna made from 80 kilos of ham. Ben and Jerrys, the ice-cream makers, send their waste to local pig farmers to use as feed.

Pigs love all the flavours except Mint Oreo. The 19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant hated the Eiffel Tower so much that he regularly used to eat lunch in the towers restaurant because that was the one place in Paris he wouldnt have to look at it. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary was based on Mary, Queen of Scots. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, but John Wilkes Booths brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincolns son. King Mongut of Siam had 9,000 wives. Before dying, he was quoted as saying he only loved the first 700. In Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra plays billiards. The woolly mammoth, extinct since the Ice Age, had tusks almost 5 metres long. Henry I, King of England from 1100 to 1135, decreed that the distance between his nose and the tip of the index finger on his outstretched arm should be known as one yard (slightly shorter than a metre).

He is also credited with creating the first zoo. Microsoft once threatened a 17-year-old boy called Mike Rowe with a lawsuit after he launched a website called MikeRoweSoft.com.

Animals MICE, WHALES, ELEPHANTS , giraffes and humans all have seven neck vertebrae. Squirrels cant see the colour red. A bear has 42 teeth. In India the term man-eating is only applied to tigers that have killed three or more people. Ironically, man-eating tigers are usually too old to capture wild animals.Next page