Important Facts
12-02-2003, 10:02 AM
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> >> HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
>>
>> Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "G>> entlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the >> English language
>> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and >> Wilma Flintstone.
>> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
>> Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
>> Coca-Cola was originally green.
>> It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>> The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
>> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The >> percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
>> The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
>> The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
>> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
>> The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
>> The youngest pope was 11 years old.
>> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
>> The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
>> 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
>> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their >> birthplace
>> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name >> requested?
A. Obsession
>> 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
>> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser >> printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
>> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
>> Q. On which day is there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
>> A. Father's Day
>> 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."
>> 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.
>> 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"
>> 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.
AND FINALLY
>> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
woo go chain letters.
kevin.
>>
>> Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "G>> entlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the >> English language
>> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and >> Wilma Flintstone.
>> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
>> Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
>> Coca-Cola was originally green.
>> It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>> The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
>> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The >> percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
>> The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
>> The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
>> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
>> The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
>> The youngest pope was 11 years old.
>> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
>> The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
>> 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
>> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
>> 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.
>> 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.
>> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their >> birthplace
>> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name >> requested?
A. Obsession
>> 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
>> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser >> printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
>> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
>> Q. On which day is there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
>> A. Father's Day
>> 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."
>> 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.
>> 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"
>> 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.
AND FINALLY
>> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
woo go chain letters.
kevin.
12-02-2003, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by apexkw' date='Dec 2 2003, 08:26 AM
damn i almost tried to lick my elbow....glad i finished reading first! your a tricky one
Me too, I was like "yeah right" and then I tried and I said "aww.. dang.."
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