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   Here's some interesting stuff.  Bonus points if you know some of the Georgia related answers and aren't from around here. 
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What materials make up a regulation baseball? A cork nucleus 
              is machine-wound with three layers of wool yarn, then 150 yards 
              of fine white polyester-cotton blend yarn. This "center" is coated 
              with rubber cement before the cover is put on. 

              The cover is two pieces of elongated figure-eight-shaped white cowhide. 
              Then hand-stitched together with exactly 216 raised stitches, using 
              88 inches of red cotton thread. 

              

              What is the average MPG of 2008 American cars sold in the U.S.? 
              Japanese cars? For 
              2007 model years, US passenger cars averaged 29.0 mpg and Japanese 
              passenger cars averaged 35.8 mpg. Light trucks were worse. The US 
              trucks averaged 22.5 mpg and Japanese averaged 24.4. Honda's cars 
              have the best overall mpg. 

              

              How many times in weather history has there been both a blizzard 
              and a hurricane on the same day in the North American weather area? 
              Once in November 2008.

              

              When were the US Post Office and The Secret Service created? 

              The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on 
              February 20, 1792 established the Department. It was a Cabinet level 
              department until 1971 when President Nixon signed The Postal Reorganization 
              Act.

              The Secret Service was commissioned on July 5, 1865 in Washington, 
              D.C. as the "Secret Service Division," to suppress counterfeit 
              currency. After the assassination of President William McKinley 
              in 1901, Congress informally requested Secret Service presidential 
              protection.

              

              As of Friday October 24, how many Americans had already voted in 
              the General Election? Twenty-six states allow early voting. 
               
              In Georgia alone, it's estimated over one million voters have already 
              voted (10/29/2008.)

              

              How many words are there for "rice" in the Chinese language? 
              Two.

              

              How many miles of train tracks are there in the U.S.? 233,000.

              

              Where was the first Presidential debate held? In Chicago 
              on September 26, 1960 John Kennedy and Richard Nixon held the first 
              general election Presidential debate. Obama and McCain held their 
              first debate exactly 48 years later.

              

              Which MLB player had the nickname 'I-285?' Pascual Gross 
              Perez was a right-handed baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 
              Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees. He earned 
              his nickname after missing a start on August 19, 1982 while circling 
              Atlanta's Interstate 285 looking for Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

              

              What is the population of Alaska? According to the U.S. 
              Census website, Alaska's population is 600,000 and the median income 
              is $54,600.

              

              Which word in the English language has the most definitions? 
              'Set' - According to the Oxford English Dictionary, 'set' has 
              over 430 definitions.

              

               Which Major League baseball catcher worked for the U.S. Government 
              as a spy? Boston Red Sox's Moe Berg

              

              Who invented YouTube? It was invented by three former PayPal 
              employees in 2005. The three co-founders are Chad Hurley, Steve 
              Chen and Jawed Karim. It took them six months to build the site. 
              The bandwidth costs are estimated to be more than $1,000,000 a day.

              

              Which Major League Baseball manager also has a law degree? Tony 
              Larussa

              

              Which Apollo astronaut was recently in the news for saying aliens 
              have been visiting the Earth for decades? According to news 
              reports, On July 22, 2008 Kerrang Radio was interviewing astronaut 
              Dr. Edgar Mitchell about moon landings. Mitchell is a retired Apollo 
              astronaut and the sixth person to walk on the moon:

              "Jokingly the host asked him about aliens (the hosted later 
              confessed he had been a skeptic about such issues). Mitchell stated 
              quite matter-of-fact that aliens existed, that they have been visiting 
              the earth for 60 years and governments had covered up these facts 
              all along. He stated Roswell was a genuine ET craft crash. That 
              some UFOs that were seen were terrestrial in origin being reversed 
              engineered craft of inferior technology."

              Click 
              here to listen to the interview!

              

              Where is the atomic clock housed? NIST-F1, 
              the nation's primary time and frequency standard, is a cesium fountain 
              atomic clock developed at the NIST laboratories in Boulder, Colorado.

              

              What was legendary producer Tom Dowd's first job? The 
              Manhattan Project. At age 18, Dowd was drafted into the military. 
              Having studied physics at Columbia University, he was assigned to 
              the Manhattan Project and contributed to the development of the 
              atomic bomb.

              One of his last jobs before he passed away was producing the Susan 
              Tedeschi song "Hampmotised."

              

               What percent of the United States' energy needs are met by hydroelectric 
              power? Nuclear power? From the Energy 
              Information Administration, 20% Nuclear and 7.3% Hydroelectric

              

              Where was Leo Fender born? Clarence Leonidas "Leo" Fender 
              was born on August 10, 1909 in Fullerton, CA. He was born in the 
              barn of his parent's orange grove ranch. For a full bio Click 
              Here

              

              Where is the Shoeless Joe Museum located? It just opened 
              in Greenville, South Carolina. Click 
              Here

              

               What was the first commercially available gas-electric hybrid 
              car sold in the U.S.? The Honda Insight. It was first available 
              in 1999. Recently an Insight won an amateur mileage competition 
              by getting over 100 mpg in mixed hwy/city driving. 

              

              Henry Ford's earliest automobiles were powered by what non-fossil 
              fuel? Ethanol

              

              When was Atlanta's strongest earthquake on record? On 
              March 5, 1916 a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake hit what is now metro Atlanta. 
              The nearest major earthquake was the 7.3 Charleston, SC quake of 
              September 1, 1886.

              

              What monkey is also known as the Jimmy Durante monkey? The 
              probosus monkey.

              

              What was Humphrey Bogart's real name? Humphrey Bogart!

              

              What is the origin of the word 'trivia?' The etymology 
              of the word trivia starts with Latin tri- = "three", and 
              via = "way", "road", thus trivium.

              

              Who was the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party 
              in 1964? Bill Miller. 

              

              What is the last day of the Mayan calendar? 12/21/2012.

              

              What city lies on two different continents? Istanbul/Constantinople.

              

              What is the highest city in the United States? Leadville, 
              Colorado

              with an elevation of 10,430 feet

              

              What is the capital or Uruguay? Montevideo Paraguay? 
              Asuncion

              

              What is the scientific name for someone with an abnormally high 
              number of taste buds? A Supertaster. 

              

              What city, in one year, won all three major sporting championships? 
              Baltimore.

              

              Name two #1 hits where the singer also whistles. Bobby 
              McFerrin "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and Otis Redding "Sittin' 
              On The Dock Of The Bay."

              

              What percent of people are left-handed? From Wikipedia: 
              In 1977, a study suggested that approximately 15 to 25% of the adult 
              population was left-handed. Men are more likely to be left-handed 
              than women.

              

              What is the 2nd closest sea to Raleigh, N.C.? Labrador 
              Sea (Caribbean is 1st).

              

              What are the three largest cities by land area in the U.S.? 
              Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Jacksonville, Florida.

              

              Who invented Coca-Cola and in what city? John Pemberton 
              in Columbus, Georgia. 

              

              In baseball, who are the top 5 base stealers of all time? Ricky 
              Henderson, Lou Brock, Billy Hamilton, Ty Cobb, Tim Raines.

              

              What prehistoric tree is found in both the fossil record and 
              most yards in Atlanta? The Magnolia.

              

              What musician has an album titled "Boogaloo Down Broadway?" 
              Grant 
              Green.

              

              What 
              was Atlanta's first name? Marthasville.

              

              What are the two most humid cities in the U.S. between June and 
              September? Virginia Beach and Orlando.

              

              BB King's 2nd cousin is what blues legend? Bukka White 
              .

              

              What's the only sport where you don't know who's winning until 
              the end? Boxing.

              

              What fruit has it's seeds on the outside? Strawberries.

              

              What is the banjo player's name from "Deliverance?" 
              Billy Redden (born 1956 in Rabun County, Georgia) is best known 
              for his role as Lonnie—the "banjo kid"—in the 
              1972 movie Deliverance.

              

              What name for one of the basic constituents of matter is a word 
              that first appeared in James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake?" 
              Quark. The other basic constituent of matter is called a Lepton. 
              

              

              Of all the integers through 576, which comes last alphabetically? 
              Zero. 

              

              Which baseball player led the Southern Association in 1925 with 
              30 home runs? The Atlanta Crackers Nick Cullop .. career 
              .312 batting average, 420 HR, and 2670 hits.

              

              Of all the currently proposed skyscrapers in the world, where 
              is the tallest one to be built? The 2000' Chicago Spire in 
              Chicago, Illinois

              

              What's the capital of Ecuador? Washington State? Oregon? 
              Quito, Olympia, Salem

              

              Who was the Vice President when the Japanese surrendered ending 
              WWII? No one. Truman was president when Japan surrendered 
              on 9/2/45. The position of Vice President was vacant from 4/12/45 
              - 1/20/49. 

              

              Where does the painting "Starry Night" by Vincent van 
              Gogh hang? The Museum of Modern Art in New York City

              

              Who invented the use of ether? Crawford Long 

              

              Where was Johnny Cash born? Arkansas

              

              What is the origin of the name "Wieuca Road" in Atlanta? 
              The first two letters of the three Stevens sisters: Wilma, 
              Eugenia, and Catherine. 

              

              Which pro baseball players had career 300 HR's and 300 steals? 
              Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson, Steve 
              Finley, Reggie Sanders

              

              What was Al Sharpton's first job? James Brown's roadie

              

              From what state can you cross southwardly into six different 
              states? Arkansas

              

              Who was the last switch-hitting MVP in the National League? Joey 
              Ducky Medwick in 1937

              

              Of the 48 contiguous states, which has the most shoreline? 
              Michigan

              

              What are the two countries with the most people per square mile? 
              Vatican City and Singapore

              

              Who was the last switch hitter to win MVP in the American League? 
              Vida Blue 

              

              Which city is further West, Los Angeles or Carson City, NV? 
              Carson City by 36 miles.

              

              Which city is further East, Atlanta or Detroit? Detroit, 
              by 67 miles.

              

              What record label was the 1st to sign Little Richard? Specialty 
              Records

              

              Who was the Vice President 30 years ago today? Nelson 
              Rockefeller

              

              What is the largest state East of the Mississippi? Georgia 
              

              

              How many states have any part north of the Southernmost tip of 
              Canada? 24, including California