interesting!
VERY
INTERESTING
STUFF
In
the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to
beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule
of thumb"
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Many
years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.
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The
first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.
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Every
day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S .
Treasury.
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Men
can read smaller print than women can; women can hear
better.
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Coca-Cola
was originally green.
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It is
impossible to lick your elbow.
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The
State with the highest percentage of people who walk to
work:
Alaska
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The
percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)
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The
percentage of North America that is wilderness:
38%
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The
cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $
16,400
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The
average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:
61,000
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Intelligent
people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The
first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom
Sawyer.
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The
San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.
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Each
king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
history:
Spades
- King David
Hearts
- Charlemagne
Clubs
-Alexander, the Great
Diamonds
- Julius Caesar
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111,111,111
x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a
statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the
person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person
died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs
on the ground, the person died of natural
causes.
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Only
two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last
signature wasn't added until 5 years
later.
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Q.
Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of
what?
A.
Their birthplace
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Q.
Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A.
Obsession
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Q. If
you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would
find the letter "A"?
A.
One thousand
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Q.
What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
printers all
have in common?
A.
All were invented by women.
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Q.
What is the only food that doesn't
spoil?
A.
Honey
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Q.
Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
A.
Father's Day
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In
Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed
frames by
ropes.
When
you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to
sleep on. Hence the phrase....... "goodnight, sleep
tight."
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It
was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after
the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all
the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was
lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as
the honeymoon.
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In
English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and
quarts, and settle down."
It's
where we get the phrase "mind your P's and
Q's"
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Many
years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the
whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by
this practice.
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At
least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
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Don't
delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read
it.
I
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the
rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef,
but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008
when...
1.
You accidentally enter your PIN on the
microwave.
2.
You haven't played solitaire with real cards in
years.
3.
You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of
three.
4.
You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to
you.
5.
Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they
don't have e-mail addresses.
6.
You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.
7.
Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
screen
8.
Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have
the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and
you turn around to go and get it.
10.
You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee.
11.
You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :
)
12.
You're reading this and nodding and
laughing.
13.
Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this
message.
14.
You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this
list.
15.
You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this
list.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOW U
R LAUGHING at yourself.
Go
on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
to!
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