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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:22:15 GMT
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"::darkshadows::" <bloody@mary.org> wrote in
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>
>
> How can you live without knowing these things?
>
>
> 1. 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.
>
>
> 2. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
> Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
>
>
> 3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
>
>
> 4. Men can read smaller print better than women can; women can hear
> better.
>
>
> 5. Coca-Cola was originally green.
>
>
> 6. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>
>
> 7. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
> Alaska
>
>
> 8. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...)
> The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
>
>
> 9. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
>
>
> 10. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
> 61,000
>
>
> 11. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
>
>
> 12. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in
> 1910.
>
>
> 13. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
>
>
> 14. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
>
>
> 15. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National
> Monuments.
>
>
> 16. 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
>
>
> 17. A cute mathematical trick: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =
> 12,345,678,987,654,321
>
>
> 18. 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.
>
>
> 19. 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.
>
>
> 20. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> Their birthplace
>
>
> 21. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat
> name requested?
> Obsession
>
>
> 22. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
> until you would find the letter "A"?
> One thousand
>
>
> 23. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
> laser printers all have in common?
> All invented by women.
>
>
> 24. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> Honey
>
>
> 25. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
> year?
> Father's Day
>
>
> 26. 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."
>
>
> 27. 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.
>
>
> 28. 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."
>
>
> 29. 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.
>
>
> 30. At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Ref 30. You are right, I cant so I settled for a piece of chocolate. LOL.
Mercury.
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