On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:22:15 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
wrote:
>"::darkshadows::" <bloody@mary.org> wrote in
>news:punkg3lf9q8aeq0nmlb6qrbo49d7shkfrh@4ax.com:
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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.
>>
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>> 5. Coca-Cola was originally green.
>>
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>> 6. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
>>
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>> 7. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
>> Alaska
>>
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>> 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
>>
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>> 10. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
>> 61,000
>>
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 14. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
>>
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>> 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.
Was it on your elbow?
lol,
darkshadows
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