12 Trivia Tidbits for a Date That’s Not Going Well

California produces roughly 60 percent of the roses grown in the United States.

Not the individual cans, of course. Campbell’s first ready-to-eat soup, Beefsteak Tomato, debuted in 1895.

China shares a land border with 14 different countries, more than any other country’s contiguous landmass can boast. (Russia can tie, but only if you include the unconnected region of Kaliningrad.)

It’s only been a part of the pledge since Dwight D. Eisenhower added it in 1954.

It’s not just sci-fi gobbledygook, but a scientific measure of distance equal to 3.26 light-years. Bonus trivia: It’s a portmanteau of “parallax” and “arcsecond.”

In fact, he’s the only fictional character to be included.

It was awarded to Nadia Comaneci in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Sorry to tell you after Thanksgiving, if this changes your opinion on them.

The cinchona tree is the source of quinine, a highly effective anti-malarial drug. It’s also what gives tonic water, with or without gin, its unique taste. 

Despite its mostly standard appearance, Air Force One is decked out under the hood with things like flares and radar-jamming. Each plane (there's two) cost $325 million.

The card is also known as “The Devil’s Bedpost,” because the pips can look like four bedposts. As to why it’s the Devil’s bed specifically? Less clear, though it's considered unlucky.

They’re the trunk of a eucalyptus tree that termites have already hollowed out.