Results: Fun Trivia Facts Part 3

Vaccines are big news these days, but did you know that one man created half of today's routine vaccines. The current recommended vaccine schedule for children includes 14 different vaccines spread out over childhood (and longer, in some cases). An American scientist named Maurice Ralph Hilleman is responsible for an astonishing 8 of those 14 vaccines. In fact, he is responsible for developing more than 40 vaccines, including measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningitis, pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae bacteria, and rubella. He also discovered that chlamydia was caused by a bacterium, not a virus. His vaccines have been credited with saving millions of lives and with eradicating common childhood diseases.You've probably never heard his name, but he's likely saved the lives of more children than any other single person in history. Did you know this interesting trivia?

Primarily known for his theory of evolution from observing animals in the Galapagos, Charles Darwin was not only a scientist, but an extremely adventurous eater. He belonged to his university's "Glutton Club," which prided itself on eating the strangest meats its members could find. Later, on his voyages on the HMS Beagle, he sampled, among other things, puma, armadillo, iguana, giant tortoise, and lesser rhea. His favorite was an unnamed rodent, probably an agouti, which he described as "the very best meat I ever tasted." Would you describe yourself as an "adventurous eater"?

Everyone knows that the letter "F" on a test means you failed. But have you ever wondered why the scores go "A," "B," "C," "D," and then skip "E" and go straight to "F"? Turns out, in the earliest record of a letter-grade system, which was implemented at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts in 1897, an "E" used to mean you failed. But just one year later, it was changed to an "F." That's because some professors worried that students would think "E" stood for excellent, whereas "F" more clearly meant "fail." Have you ever received an "F" on a test?

A pound of quarters and a pound of dimes are essentially worth the same amount. And that amount is about $20. A dime weighs 2.2268 grams and a quarter weighs 5.670 grams. That means that a pound of dimes would be roughly 200 dimes, or $20, and a pound of quarters would be roughly 80 quarters, or $20. So, the next time you're asked if you'd rather have a pound of quarters or a pound of dimes (or if you're ever asked that) you'll know what to say:

Next time you accidentally put salt into a recipe that calls for sugar, or something along those lines, you may want to remember that many of our favourite foods were created by accident. The list is a varied one -- Popsicles, chocolate chip cookies, potato chips, Corn flakes, pink lemonade, Worcestershire Sauce, Cheese puffs, beer, Tofu, Ice cream cones and Coca-cola. Do you know any other food inventions that were created by accident?