Interesting Facts You May Or May Not Know!

[Kevin]

Interesting Email!

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 rul e of thumb"



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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladie s Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English lan guage.



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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. (talk more too)



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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 I35 Bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis had 144000 cars cross over it every day.



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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 (Look at this carefully! Amazing!)

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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. < /SPAN>



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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. < /B>



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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.



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[Valo's Moirana]

some i've heard before, others not.... amazing! (learned something for today, now i can go to bed )

[greencinacheeks]

bed.....YES!!!! ha ha...

interesting facts..i've heard a lot of them but a few were new....and i didn't try and lick my elbow!!!


~N

[macawlover]

I like that last one! It's amazing how we can read that!

[Elenakiara]

Wow, thanks for telling me! Really interesting!!

[prettybird3]

I tried to lick my elbow. I bet Gene Simmons can lick his elbow.

[Courtzrocks]

Lol! i reckon he could too. That last thing is awesome..i knew most of it but some where new to me. did you know that a study of 80 years of over 10,000 ostriches not once was it ever recorded that they stuck their head in the sand lol.

[PowerBBS]

that's just too funny.... I did not try to lick my elbow... already knew that part.... It is also impossible to put your elbow in your ear.

Interesting fact about honey... Claims have been made that honey was used in the mummification process. The evidence for such usage is scant and anecdotal, e.g. Abd el-Latif's unsupported tale published in Budge's book The Mummy about treasure hunters who found a sealed jar containing honey in the Pharoh's tomb, and after eating part of it they discovered it also contained the body of a small child.

Ok... now that's a horrid thought...

It is also one of the oldest medical remedies known to man with evidence of usage for such applications as far back as the 17th century BC.