Minnesota Facts
How many lakes does Minnesota really have?
Famed for 10,000 lakes, the state actually has 15,291
Approximately how many hamburgers does McDonald’s sell… Every Second OR Every Day OR Every Year?
75/Second
6.5 Million/Day
2.5 Billion/Year
What is the only single food a person could survive on that provides all essential nutrients?
Breast milk. Adults could survive off this as well, provided they receive enough of it.
Is Ecuador on the equator?
Yes
True or False: Cold weather causes people to become sick.
FALSE!
Pathogens cause people to become sick. Many common cold viruses just transmit faster in lower temperatures.
What toy, considered one of the greatest of all time, was developed in the 1940s by a small garden-implement business and named after a Minnesota lake?
Tonka Trucks, after Lake Minnetonka
Why is wild salmon pink in color?
Because of all the shrimp they eat.
Meanwhile, farm-raised salmon have a different diet and end up being white. However, they are fed specific plant pigments to get the same hue of wild salmon.
At what age do babies start to smile socially?
4-8 weeks
What type of food are peanuts classified as?
Legumes
True or False: Vitamin C supplements have been proven to shorten the duration or severity of an illness when you start taking them after you become ill.
False, If Vitamin C supplements are taken daily, it may slightly reduce the duration and severity of colds, but it has no effect if taken after the cold starts
What two NFL teams have made the most trips to the Super Bowl without a win?
A: The Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills have both been to four Super Bowls without a win (the Vikings lost Super Bowls in 1970, 1974, 1975 and 1977)
Chewing on this type of bean can help eliminate bad breath.
Roasted Coffee Beans. They can help prevent the bacteria that cause bad breath. Drinking coffee helps too, it’s just less effective.
How many bones are babies born with?
300
Adults have 206. Baby's bones will fuse together eventually.
The game "Chinese Checkers" originated from ______?
Germany... but was renamed in the US by a marketing team
The "5 second rule" of picking up food that falls on the ground is actually ______ second(s).
1. 1
2. 20
3. 0
4. 6
0 Seconds... don't eat anything off the floor!
Picking up food that dropped on the ground isn’t necessarily safe, even it’s only been 5 seconds. Food can pick up toxic salmonella bacteria almost immediately, especially on a tiled or wooden surface.
What U.S. fashion craze started in a Roseville, Minnesota, gym in 1988?
Zubaz Pants
What percentage of produce in the U.S. is never sold, simply because of how it looks?
40%! Only because it is ugly!
When born, what size is the baby's head in relation to the rest of his/her body?
A. one half the size of the body
B. one quarter the size of the body
C. one eighteenth the size of the body
B. one quarter the size of the body
True or False: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
False
The popping noise heard is the displacement of air in the joint and the supporting ligaments and tendons gliding over the joint surfaces.
True or False: Pulling or cutting a grey hair will cause two grey hairs to grow in its place.
False. It will only cause the one hair to grow back because only one hair can grow from each follicle
On what Minnesota lake was water skiing invented in 1922?
Lake Pepin, by Ralph Samuelson, a fisherman who convinced his brother to pull him behind a motorboat while he stood on two 8-foot pine boards.
What ingredient is added to Ranch to give it its white color?
Titanium dioxide. It’s the same ingredient that is used in sunscreen and paint for coloring.
How heavy was the largest baby ever born?
23 lbs 12 oz
It is impossible (to date…) to cook an egg on a sidewalk. How hot would the sidewalk have to be in order to cook an egg on it?
158 Degrees Fahrenheit. The hottest sidewalk temp recorded was 131 degrees.
Sugar causes _________________ in children.
1. Attention Deficit Disorder
2. Hyperactivity
3. Placebo effect
4. Behavioral problems
3. Placebo effect.
Trials have shown no difference in behavior between children given sugar-full or sugar-free diets, even in studies specifically looking at children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or those considered sensitive to sugar.