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07-29-2005, 01:15 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edmond, Oklahoma
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| interesting tidbits As my husband always says, "he's a wealth of worthless information" - here are some fun little tidbits that contribute to his wealth. My husband reads these facts & remembers everything! (he can't remember the punch line of a joke, though ) In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb" 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. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. Coca-Cola was originally green It is impossible to lick your elbow. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this..) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Ther cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400 The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. 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 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 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. Only two people signed the Declaration ofIndependenceon July 4th, John Hancock andCharlesThomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? A. Obsession 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 Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day 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." 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. 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" 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow |
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07-29-2005, 01:25 PM | #2 | |
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07-29-2005, 01:29 PM | #3 | |
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07-29-2005, 01:32 PM | #4 |
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| I didn't try to lick my elbow just now, but this was sent to me about 6 months ago and tried for like a half hour. I was so sure i could do it.
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07-29-2005, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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| Too funny Rachel! I didn't try to lick my elbow. I know better! I haven't been limber enough to try in way too many years, lol! And I like the one, intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. Now if we could only come up with a home test kit for that, many arguments in my household could be avoided!
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07-29-2005, 11:04 PM | #6 | |
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lol! I was just trying too I was sure i could do it too. Funny how we all focused on that part of this whole tidbit of info
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08-01-2005, 07:31 AM | #7 |
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| Jay Leno actually had a bunch of teenages that could lick their elbows on his show a few month back. They had to race to eat peanut butter off their elbows. Unfortunately, I'm not that talented! |
08-01-2005, 09:38 AM | #8 |
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| Crap!!!!...lol, I was gonna try and lick my elbow...I will try now..okay I can't
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