IA Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2011

did you know that the first sheets of
toilet paper
measuring two by three feet and for use
by the Emperor were introduced in China
by 1391 the first toilet paper rolls
were marketed by the Scott Paper Company
in Philadelphia in 1879 did you know
that the Wright brothers lived in Cedar
Rapids for a short amount of time and
it’s said that they’re inspired by
flight here in Welsh the word for beer
is kuru did you know that the movie
Cedar Rapids was really filmed in Ann
Arbor Michigan did you know the Jolly
Green Giant brand translated into Arabic
means intimidating green ogre did you
know that the mother mosque of America
is the longest standing Muslim mosque in
the United States did you know the Aztec
Indians of Mexico believed turquoise
would protect them from physical harm
so warriors use these green and blue
stones to decorate their battle shields
did you know that the National Czech and
Slovak Museum is located in Cedar Rapids
did you know the ancient city of Rome at
one time boasted two million residents
did you know that in the 16th century
Turkish women would divorce their
husbands if the man failed to keep his
family pot filled with coffee did you
know that ashton kutcher actually grew
up in Cedar Rapids and went to here
Franklin middle school first television
service airing three hours a day was
started by the BBC in 1936 did you know
that 82 percent of the workers on the
Panama Canal suffered from malaria
did you know that 40 is the only number
with all these letters
in alphabetical order in one is the only
numbered habits letter in reverse
alphabetical order did you know that
thin-skinned lemons are the juiciest