Random Math Facts
1) 5 out of 4 people have a problem with fractions.
2) There are three types of people in this world: those that understand math and those that don't.
3) 100% of people with the last name Kardashian are annoying.
4) 6 used to be the 17th letter of the alphabet. Making it a number instead was Genghis Kahn's idea.
5) It wasn't until two weeks before Gary Coleman's death that he finally realized that Willis was talkin' about the quadratic formula.
6) If you rearrange the letters in 'Algebra' you can spell 'pterodactyl'.
7) 'Order of operations' was originally a medical rule for inept doctors.
8) Before Pythagoras settled on a2 + b2 = c2, the original idea for his theorem was I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
9) Q: If you're Japanese in the kitchen and Chinese in the living room, then what are you in the bathroom? A: European. (I know that is not even remotely close to a math fact, but c'mon, that's just funny.)
10) 2 out of every 4 high school superintendents in Phillips County are fans of the Dallas Cowboys. (I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Sundby and Mr. Cummings for helping me support America's Team.)
11) 2 + 0 = 2. To + o = Too. This is ponderous, man, really ponderous.
12) That doggie in the window was never actually for sale. It was just a cruel way to get customers in the store. That is why there was never an answer to "How much?" That, and the store owner didn't know how to count change. The lesson to be learned here is that you should learn how to count back change. You might sell a doggie.
13) Although the number 13 is thought to be unlucky, it was originally associated with A.D.D. But then people realized. . . wait, I'm confused, how do magnets work?
14) Peanut butter = tasty. Oreos = yummy. Sandwiches = ooh yeah. A peanut butter and Oreo sandwich = what on earth was I thinking?!
15) Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun are the essential ingredients to the fundamental theorem of Calculus.
16) If you took the time to add all the pieces of pizza together that have been consumed by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then you have no life.
17) 3.14% of all sailors are Pi-rates.
18) For a time, Kraft changed the name of 'Macaroni & Cheese' to 'Cheese & Macaroni'. This was known as the commutative property of ampersand.
19) Protactors, compasses, and calculators are banned from all airports because they are considered to be weapons of math instruction.
20) There is no #2o random math fact because. . . well darn't, sometimes life just doesn't make random math facts randomly available. And that's a fact.
21) Contrary to popular belief, "Math is a Fundamental Aspect of Every Child's Education" is not an 'Insane Clown Posse' song.
22) You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and what do you have? That's right, kids, the facts of life. (Fact #22 brought to you by Al Burton, Gloria Loring, and Alan Thicke. If only Alan's son, Robin, could have gone on to achieve the same fame as his father.)
23) Sometimes fonts can change after twenty-two consecutive random math facts have been given. This is similar to converting from the metric system to U.S. customary. It just doesn't work out exactly. (Insert "U.S.A." chant here)
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