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| | Interesting Stuff! | | | Tuesday, December 16, 2008 (10:29 PM)
(I'm feeling awake) | | 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 was 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 because 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 4, 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 bullet-proof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers and laser printers 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 number 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
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