VERY
INTERESTING
STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW
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 2007 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!
thanks to Carol G.,
Gibsonia, PA
