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10 unexpected answers to seemingly simple questions
Some questions may stump even the most intelligent person. But not ashamed not to know the answers to them, shame not to want to know these answers.
The website publishes top ten seemingly simple questions, the answers to which are not so simple, if you over them to think.
What's the name of a company that sells more than all the toys? This Is McDonald's. Every year this restaurants the company sold half a billion different toys.
With which country France has the longest border line? No, not one of the European countries as you first thought, and with Brazil! The border of French Guiana (land under the control of the French government in South America) with Brazil for a few tens of kilometers longer than the length of the border of France with neighbouring States.
What city was the capital of the Roman Empire the longest? No, this is not Rome. The longest as its capital was Constantinople, this city was the capital for thousands of years.
Who is closer to dinosaurs: pterodactyls or chicken? In fact, the chicken closer to the dinosaurs. Researches found remains of tyrannosaurs have shown that today's chickens have in common with them signs with them in genetic terms. And if to make comparisons between species, it turns out that pterodactyls do not, for they were real dinosaurs.
What mountain top is located the farthest from the center of the Earth? No, not Everest. The question says nothing about the height of the mountain relative to sea level. Ecuador mount Chimborazo located much closer to the center of the earth, as it is practically on the equator line.
What weighs more: a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? A pound of gold, of course, heavier, as this metal is measured in Troy ounces. A Troy ounce equals thirty grams simple.
Which company holds the record for the production of tires? And it is not Pirelli! Every year Lego produces over three hundred million miniature tires for his toy cars.
Which of the U.S. presidents depicted on a hundred dollar bill? You thought it was Benjamin Franklin? Then you'd be wrong. Yes, the bill shows it, but Franklin really was not the President.
What state in the US; the southernmost, the northernmost, the westernmost and the easternmost? This question has only two answers, not four as you might think. Hawaii is the southernmost state, and Alaska is the Western, Eastern and Northern state at the same time.
What is the official language in the United States of America? And here and there, it's not English. In the US, generally there is no official language specified in the Constitution.
via list25.com/25-tricky-trivia-questions-that-many-people-get-wrong/
The website publishes top ten seemingly simple questions, the answers to which are not so simple, if you over them to think.
What's the name of a company that sells more than all the toys? This Is McDonald's. Every year this restaurants the company sold half a billion different toys.
With which country France has the longest border line? No, not one of the European countries as you first thought, and with Brazil! The border of French Guiana (land under the control of the French government in South America) with Brazil for a few tens of kilometers longer than the length of the border of France with neighbouring States.
What city was the capital of the Roman Empire the longest? No, this is not Rome. The longest as its capital was Constantinople, this city was the capital for thousands of years.
Who is closer to dinosaurs: pterodactyls or chicken? In fact, the chicken closer to the dinosaurs. Researches found remains of tyrannosaurs have shown that today's chickens have in common with them signs with them in genetic terms. And if to make comparisons between species, it turns out that pterodactyls do not, for they were real dinosaurs.
What mountain top is located the farthest from the center of the Earth? No, not Everest. The question says nothing about the height of the mountain relative to sea level. Ecuador mount Chimborazo located much closer to the center of the earth, as it is practically on the equator line.
What weighs more: a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? A pound of gold, of course, heavier, as this metal is measured in Troy ounces. A Troy ounce equals thirty grams simple.
Which company holds the record for the production of tires? And it is not Pirelli! Every year Lego produces over three hundred million miniature tires for his toy cars.
Which of the U.S. presidents depicted on a hundred dollar bill? You thought it was Benjamin Franklin? Then you'd be wrong. Yes, the bill shows it, but Franklin really was not the President.
What state in the US; the southernmost, the northernmost, the westernmost and the easternmost? This question has only two answers, not four as you might think. Hawaii is the southernmost state, and Alaska is the Western, Eastern and Northern state at the same time.
What is the official language in the United States of America? And here and there, it's not English. In the US, generally there is no official language specified in the Constitution.
via list25.com/25-tricky-trivia-questions-that-many-people-get-wrong/
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