Interesting facts.

[tdi]

recieved this in an email, sorry for the bad grammar and the ">"s but it's readable, and interesting. (seen things like this before so don't be all ike "omgz old!11"

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> VERY INTERESTING STUFF
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> 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:
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> 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:
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> $ 16,400
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> The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:
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> 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:
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> Spades - King David
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> Hearts - Charlemagne
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> Clubs -Alexander, the Great
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> 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?
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> A. Their birthplace
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> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most
> popular boat name requested?
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> 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"?
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> A. One thousand
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> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
> wipers and laser printers have in common?
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> A. All were invented by women.
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> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
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> A. Honey
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> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any
> other day of the year?
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> 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 2007 when...
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> 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
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> 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in
> years.
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> 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your
> family of three.
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> 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to
> you.
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> 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends
> and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
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> 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.
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> 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at
> the bottom of the screen
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> 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.
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> 10.. You get up in the morning and go on line before
> getting your coffee.
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> 11.. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :
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> 12.. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
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> 13.. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are
> going to forward this message.
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> 14.. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on
> this list.
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> 15.. You actually scrolled back up to check that there
> wasn't a #9 on this list.
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
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> Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want
> to!
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[tdi]

15 views no replies, haqh.

Edited by Agesilaus (Forum Moderator): Please do not multiple post unless you are adding new information to the topic.

[FlyingJesus]

fnx 4 da info

[Susie Dent]

I'm pretty sure that golf originates from the Medieval Dutch word for club - colf.

Interesting stuff but we can't be certain it's all true!

[Scuzzy]

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.


I found that one really interesting. Thanks for posting!

[stratosphere]

> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

erm, nice assumption. but WRONG.

[Dracolis]

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you
> have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
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> A. One thousand

Actually I make it One hundred and one

I liked it at the end when you said we wud be too busy to notice number 9 was missing! And that we wud go and look as well! lol

[stratosphere]

lol i skipped the whole 2007 because like me, it isn't funny.

[GommeInc]

> It is impossible to lick your elbow.

No it isn't, loads of people have such an ability.

Although the rest is interesting, but I wouldn't go as far as to say it was correct.

[PaulMacC]

I laughed at the wet your whistle thing lol