Showing posts with label factoid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label factoid. Show all posts

Sunday, December 14, 2008

1,000,000 Pennies - A Wall Of Copper


Ever wanted to know what one million pennies would look like? Me neither, but you might as well look since you're here. Actually, it's 1,003,776 pennies. Whatever. It's close enough. This is a wall 4 feet wide and 5 feet high. And yes, that is a traditional penny-counter's uniform. [via MegaPenny Project]



Sunday, December 7, 2008

Stay Out Of The Woods - It's Hunting Season


The first Monday after Thanksgiving is always the beginning of rifle deer season in Pennsylvania. For months, men have dreamed of putting on their camouflaged coveralls and toting their guns into the forest. Nearly 1 million hunters were believed [The Maryland Daily Record] to have "participated."