shep48 January 24, 2005 Share shep48 Member January 24, 2005 Subject: Fwd: FW: good things to know >Subject: How can you live not knowing these things??? > > >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 State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: >Alaska >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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 percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...) The >percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% >------------------------------------------------------------ > >The 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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >The youngest pope was 11 years old. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >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 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. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL January 24, 2005 Share dwEEziL Member January 24, 2005 Didn't try to lick my elbow...this time. How about this, your forearm is generally the same size as your foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 January 24, 2005 Share akaM2 Member January 24, 2005 I loved this shep, good and fun facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Flux January 24, 2005 Share Acid-Flux Member January 24, 2005 neato mosquito.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless January 24, 2005 Share Clueless GC Alumni January 24, 2005 My girlfriend was able to lick her elbow, so that one is false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huhuh? January 24, 2005 Share huhuh? Member January 24, 2005 OWNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL January 24, 2005 Share dwEEziL Member January 24, 2005 freaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gOOters January 24, 2005 Share gOOters Member January 24, 2005 lol, fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHaW January 24, 2005 Share BIGSHaW Member January 24, 2005 ok but u can never see ur ears w/o using a reflecting object! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiX January 24, 2005 Share SiX Member January 24, 2005 couldnt reach the elbow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartless January 24, 2005 Share Heartless Member January 24, 2005 I didn't try to lick my elbow... Until I saw the picture. Turns out.... I CAN LICK MY ELBOW! whee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00b3rN00b January 24, 2005 Share 00b3rN00b Member January 24, 2005 >Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?> >A. Honey Not true. My microbiology professor had a jug of honey that formed a thick matting of mold after a couple of months. Unless he was lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten January 24, 2005 Share Kruten Member January 24, 2005 Not true. My microbiology professor had a jug of honey that formed a thick matting of mold after a couple of months. Unless he was lying. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wonder what bacteria and junk got in there then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox January 24, 2005 Share appalachian_fox Member January 24, 2005 It still spoiled. Also, the horse and rider one doesn't stand up to a lot of scrutiny either. http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm Apparently it works in certain small clusters but doesn't hold up in general among equestrian statues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san` January 24, 2005 Share san` GC Alumni January 24, 2005 Also the one about the kings in the deck of cards is false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney .gc January 25, 2005 Share Mooney .gc Member January 25, 2005 i was thinking about my elbow, then i decided to stick my tounge out for like 3 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIN0 January 25, 2005 Share DIN0 Member January 25, 2005 good find shep And when I did read about the elbow thing.....I tried it And then I read the statistic at the bottom ...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney .gc January 25, 2005 Share Mooney .gc Member January 25, 2005 such a good find lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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