Results: Miscellaneous Factoids (Part 14)

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plumridge

12/28/2025

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1906

Trivia
1.
1.
Did you know in the USA the state with the most counties is Texas, boasting 254 counties and Delaware has the fewest counties with just 3 counties ?
Yes
18%
341 votes
No
82%
1559 votes
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2.
Did you know Bacon wasn't "invented" at a single moment, but its origins trace back to ancient China around 1500 BCE, where people first salt-cured pork belly for preservation, a technique that spread globally ? (This ancient method evolved through the Roman Empire and into medieval Europe, becoming a staple, with specific curing plants and commercial processing emerging in England in the 1770s and pre-sliced versions appearing in the U.S. around 1914.)
Yes
12%
236 votes
No
88%
1664 votes
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3.
Did you know the first successful human organ transplant was a kidney transplant performed by Dr. Joseph E. Murray in 1954 between identical twins, Ronald and Richard Herrick, at Brigham and Women's Hospital (then Peter Bent Brigham Hospital) in Boston, ushering in the modern era of transplantation ? (While earlier attempts and tissue grafts existed, this marked the first time a whole, functioning organ was successfully transferred, with the donor living many years after.)
Yes
15%
285 votes
No
85%
1615 votes
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4.
Did you know the scientific name for water is dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO), reflecting its two hydrogen (di-) and one oxygen (-oxide) atoms ?
Yes
21%
397 votes
No
79%
1503 votes
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5.
Did you know while early traffic signals existed, African American inventor Garrett Morgan patented the first three-position traffic signal in 1923, adding the crucial "caution" (yellow) light to prevent collisions, a design later sold to General Electric and forming the basis for modern traffic lights ? (His innovation introduced an all-stop setting, giving drivers time to clear the intersection, making it much safer than earlier stop/go systems.)
Yes
16%
296 votes
No
84%
1604 votes

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