March 31, 2011

The wooden mat used to make sushi is called Makisu

1. The wooden mat used to make sushi is called Makisu.

March 27, 2011

In Men's college basketball, a closely guarding violation is a floor-violation

1. In Men's college basketball a floor-violation is called if a defender closely (less than six feet) guards his man for more than five seconds. The count however resets if the person in possession of the ball changes from holding to dribbling or vice versa.

March 26, 2011

60 is a "superior highly composite number"

1. 60 is a "superior highly composite number" following the equation below:

Other example of superior highly composite numbers are: 2, 6, 12, 60, 120, 360, 2520, 5040.
2. 60 was a base used for the Babylonian number system. It is thought that it is possible that the Babylonian's obsession with this number was the bases for 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. The reasons however there are not 60 hours in a day is thought to be the fact that it would make the second too short to measure. In fact if the Babylonian's wanted to have 60 hours in a day, the "second" would have to be 0.4 seconds long.
3. A "perfect" number is one that satisfies both of the following criterion:
1. The sum of its proper divisors equals the number
2. The sum of all it's divisors divided by two equals the number
E.G 28
proper divisors: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14
1+2+4+7+14=28
divisors: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
(1+2+4+7+14+28)/2=28

March 25, 2011

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the author of crime and punishment

1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the author of crime and punishment. He is thought by many to be the father of 20th-century existentialism.

March 23, 2011

Doug Jarvis holds the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964

1. Doug Jarvis holds the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964. He played in every game from October 08, 1975 to October 10, 1987.
2. Elizabeth Taylor was married 8 times to 7 different husbands.

March 22, 2011

Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Emily Brontë, was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell

1. Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Emily Brontë, was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.
2. The Brontë sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne initially published their literary works under the pseudonyms Currer Bell, Ellis Bell, and Acton Bell.

March 21, 2011

Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Mercedes-Benz GL are some of the vehicles that qualify for Section 179 tax deduction

1. Section 179 of the tax code allows vehicles over 6,000lbs that are used for "business" to qualify for an extra tax deduction. Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Mercedes-Benz GL are some of the vehicles that qualify for this deduction. The limit of deduction however was recently reduced from $250,000 to "only" $25,000.

March 20, 2011

Teddy Bear Restaurant was established in 1944

1. Teddy Bear Restaurant was established in 1944.
2. It's NOT called Teddy Bear Cafe...

March 19, 2011

There are 15.5 gallons in a typical Keg

1. There are 15.5 gallons in a typical Keg. This is half a "barrel".
2. There are 143 calories in every 12 ounce glass of Miller High life or about 23,642.619 in one Keg.

March 18, 2011

After only two days of tournament play, there are already no more perfect march madness brackets left on Facebook or ESPN

1. After only two days of tournament play, there are already no more perfect march madness brackets left on Facebook or ESPN.