Here are some random facts for you.
1. The longest train ever was 4.6 miles long, and consisted of 682 ore cars pushed by 8 powerful diesel-electric locomotives. It was assembled in Australia, and traveled 171 miles in 2001. The train had an amazing 5,648 wheels.
2. The movie “A Christmas Story” is based on some short stories that were originally published in “Playboy”.
3. One of the creators of “Baywatch” was legally blind. Even though 90% of his vision was gone, he wound up directing 40 episodes.
4. One of the very first items ever sold on eBay in 1995 was a broken laser pointer, for $14.83. When the founder of eBay asked why the guy bought it, he said, “I’m a collector of broken laser pointers.”
5. There have been 1,094 different final score combinations in NFL history. The most recent addition was just this past Sunday, when the Houston Texans came back from behind to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 36-to-29. There’d never been a 36-to-29 final score before.
The most common final score? 20-17. It’s happened 298 times in NFL history, most recently back on September 14th.
(Guinness World Records / NPR / Hollywood Reporter / Wikipedia / Pro Football Reference)
