HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
> -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%
> -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.
> -Those 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.
> -Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them
> looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> -Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? A.
> Conception. (I WAS GOING TO SAY CHRISTMAS)
> -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. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the
> year? A. Father's Day
> -Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most
> ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.
> -Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A.
> Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
> -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 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 their own
> 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.
> -In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only
> Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
> language.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> -At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
>
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