Interesting Facts

Some interesting facts you may or may not have heard before.........


In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was
allowed to beat is 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 were
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:   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:
6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:   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:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
lubs -Alexander, the Great
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 as a result 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
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.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular
boat name requested?
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"?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers,
and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of
the year?
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."
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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~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
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OMG I totally tried to lick my elbow!!!!!

 Too bad there's not a cool Loser face like on Yahoo. The rodent will have to do.

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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

-Albert Einstein

........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K

I tired too.

LM

What isn't true

LM

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

Date: 3/13/2006 1:06:20 PM
Author: cinnabar

Date: 3/13/2006 12:35:44 PM
Author: lmurden
What isn't true

The 'English' ones at the end, for starters. I've seen those debunked before, but can't find where.

The 'rule of thumb for wifebeating' one is debunked here:

straightdope

The golf one ain't true either:

wikipedia false etymology page

The one about statues of horses is absolutely true, though (at least, it is in England). Someone mixed real facts with hokum, to make the hokum ones look more convincing.

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

Date: 3/13/2006 2:47:19 PM
Author: FireGoddess
I thought about trying to lick my elbow...

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

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Date: 3/13/2006 3:44:47 PM
Author: marvel
I thought about licking my elbow, but I'm at work and didn't want someone to walk in while I was trying and look like an idiot!

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Date: 3/13/2006 3:57:59 PM
Author: sunkist

Date: 3/13/2006 3:45:58 PM
Author: kaleigh

Date: 3/13/2006 3:44:47 PM

Author: marvel

I thought about licking my elbow, but I'm at work and didn't want someone to walk in while I was trying and look like an idiot!

Too funny!!!

Haha! That's too funny Thanks for the interesting facts, hlmr! I too thought about it, but I guess it was laziness that kept me from going through with it. Sitting here typing schools papers is wearing me out

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

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