29-06-2011, 02:27 PM
Stuff you didn't know
[B]you didn't know![/B]
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[B]Every day more money [/B][B][/B]
[B]is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.[/B]
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[B]Men can read smaller [/B][B][B][B]print than women can; women can hear better. [/B][/B][/B]
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[B]Coca-Cola was originally green.[/B]
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[B]It is impossible to lick your elbow. [/B]
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[B]
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:[/B] [B]
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[B]Men can read smaller [/B][B][B][B]print than women can; women can hear better. [/B][/B][/B]
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[B]Coca-Cola was originally green.[/B]
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[B]It is impossible to lick your elbow. [/B]
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[B]
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:[/B] [B]
Alaska[/B]
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[B]The percentage of Africa [/B]
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[B]The percentage of Africa [/B]
[B]that is wilderness: [/B][B]28%
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[/B]
[B][/B]
[B](now get this...)[/B]
[B]The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38% [/B]
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[B]The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38% [/B]
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[B][/B]
[B][/B][B]The cost of raising a medium-size dog [/B]
[B]to the age of eleven: [/B]
[B]
$ 16,400
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[B]
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[B]
$ 16,400
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The average number of people airborne
over the U.S. in any given hour:[/B][B] [/B]
[B]
61,000[/B]
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[B]
Intelligent people have more [/B]
[B]
61,000[/B]
[B]
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[B]
Intelligent people have more [/B]
[B]zinc and copper in their hair.[/B]
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[B][/B]
[B][/B][B]The first novel ever written on a typewriter, [/B]
[B][/B]
[B]Tom Sawyer.[/B]
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[B]
The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.[/B]
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[B]
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
[/B]
[B]
Spades - King David
[/B][B]
Hearts - Charlemagne
[/B][B]
Clubs -Alexander, the Great [/B]
[B]
Diamonds - Julius Caesar[/B]
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[B]
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 [/B]
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[B]
The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.[/B]
[B]--------------------------------------------------------- [/B]
[B]
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
[/B]
[B]
Spades - King David
[/B][B]
Hearts - Charlemagne
[/B][B]
Clubs -Alexander, the Great [/B]
[B]
Diamonds - Julius Caesar[/B]
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[B]
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 [/B]
[B]= 12,345,678,987, 654,321[/B]
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[B]
If a statue in the park of a person on [/B]
[B]
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[B]
If a statue in the park of a person on [/B]
[B]a horse has both front legs in the air, [/B]
[B]the person died in battle.[/B]
[B]
If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds [/B]
If the horse has one front leg in the air,
the person died because of wounds [/B]
[B]received in battle.[/B]
[B]
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes [/B]
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[B]
Only two people signed the [/B][B]Declaration [/B]
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes [/B]
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[B]
Only two people signed the [/B][B]Declaration [/B]
[B]of Independence on [/B][B]July 4, [/B]
[B]John Hancock and Charles Thomson. [/B]
[B][/B]
[B]Most of the rest signed on August 2, [/B]
[B]but the last signature wasn't added [/B]
[B]until 5 years later.
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[B]
Q. Half of all Americans live [/B]
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[B]
Q. Half of all Americans live [/B]
[B]within 50 miles of what?[/B]
[B]
A. Their birthplace
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[B]
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. [/B]
[B]
A. Their birthplace
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[B]
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. [/B]
[B]What is the most popular boat name
requested? [/B]
[B]
A.
Obsession[/B]
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[B]Q. If you were to spell out numbers, [/B]
requested? [/B]
[B]
A.
Obsession[/B]
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[B]Q. If you were to spell out numbers, [/B]
[B]how far would you have to go until [/B]
[B]you would find the letter 'A'? [/B]
[B][/B]
[B][/B]
[B]A. One thousand[/B] [B]
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[B]
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common? [/B]
[B]A. All were invented by women.[/B]
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[B]
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? [/B]
[B]A. Honey[/B]
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[B]Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?[/B][B] [/B]
[B]
A. Father's Day[/B]
[B]
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[B]
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making t he bed firmer to sleep on. [/B]
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[B]
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common? [/B]
[B]A. All were invented by women.[/B]
[B]--------------------------------------------------------- [/B]
[B]
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? [/B]
[B]A. Honey[/B]
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[B]Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?[/B][B] [/B]
[B]
A. Father's Day[/B]
[B]
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[B]
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making t he bed firmer to sleep on. [/B]
[B][/B]
[B]Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'. [/B]
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[B]
It was the accepted practice in Babylon [/B]
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[B]
It was the accepted practice in Babylon [/B]
[B]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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[B]
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints [/B]
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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[B]
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints [/B]
[B]and quarts. So in old England, when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, [/B]
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, [/B]
[B]and settle down.' [/B]
[B]It's where we get the phrase [/B]
[B]It's where we get the phrase [/B]
[B]'mind your P's and Q's'.[/B]
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. [/B]
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. [/B]
[B]When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. [/B]
[B][/B]
[B]'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice. [/B]
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[B]
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow![/B]
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[B]YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when...[/B]
[B]
1. You accidentally enter [/B]
is the phrase inspired by this practice. [/B]
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[B]
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow![/B]
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[B]YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when...[/B]
[B]
1. You accidentally enter [/B]
[B]your PIN on the microwave. [/B]
[B]
2. You haven't played solitaire [/B]
[B]
2. You haven't played solitaire [/B]
[B]with real cards in years.[/B]
[B]
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers [/B]
[B]
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers [/B]
[B]to reach your family of three.[/B]
[B]
4. You e-mail the person who [/B]
[B]
4. You e-mail the person who [/B]
[B]works at the desk next to you.[/B][B] [/B]
[B]
5. Your reason for not staying in touch [/B]
[B]
5. Your reason for not staying in touch [/B]
[B]with friends and family is that they
don't have e-mail addresses. [/B]
[B]
6. You pull up in your own driveway and [/B]
don't have e-mail addresses. [/B]
[B]
6. You pull up in your own driveway and [/B]
[B]use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.[/B]
[B]
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
[/B]
[B]8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the [/B]
home to help you carry in the groceries.[/B]
[B]
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
[/B]
[B]8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the [/B]
[B]first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, [/B]
[B]is now a cause for panic and you [/B]
[B]turn [/B][B]around to go and get it[/B]
[B]
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee[/B]
[B]
11. You start tilting your head sideways [/B]
[B]
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee[/B]
[B]
11. You start tilting your head sideways [/B]
[B]to smile. : ) [/B]
[B]
12 You're reading this [/B]
[B]
12 You're reading this [/B]
[B]and nodding and laughing.[/B]
[B]
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.[/B]
[B]
14. You are too busy to notice there was [/B]
[B]
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.[/B]
[B]
14. You are too busy to notice there was [/B]
[B]no #9 on this list. [/B]
[B]
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.[/B]
[B]
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[B]
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.[/B]
[B]
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[B]AND FINALLY[/B]
[B]~~~~~ ~~~~~~~[/B]
[B]
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself. [/B]
[B]
Go on, forward this to your friends. [/B]
[B]
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself. [/B]
[B]
Go on, forward this to your friends. [/B]
[B]You know you want to! [/B]
[B][/B][B]Then, g[/B][B]o lick your elbow:rofl:[/B]