Some REALLY Fun Facts!

[matcom]

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 US 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...) 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 US any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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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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Spades - King David Hearts -Charlemagne,Clubs -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 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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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

[Oggy]

1. LOL

I tried to lick my elbow - in the office.

[Cadfael]

3. LMAO

So far, it's 100%

[Elidor]

2. Depends on how long your tongue is, dunnit?

:evilgrin:

[MarianJack]

4. I didn't try to lick my elbow...

...but I love lists like this. Thanks. Please send more!

[RobertSeattle]

5. Sorry had to snopes a couple of these...

Claim: Coca-Cola was originally green.
Status: False.
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

I bet the monopoly one is wrong too.

[youngred]

8. Monopoly is true

but the flintstones was false. A 40s sitcom was the first to show people in bed.

[RobertSeattle]

10. You'l need to prove the monopoly one to me

With the treasury getting rid of so much "old bills" to replace them with the newer bills I can't believe monopoly money production is actually more than real US Money. It's one of those "sounds true" facts that actually isn't.

Updated~
http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/pl/page.funfacts/dn/default.cfm
PARKER BROTHERS prints about 50 billion dollars worth of MONOPOLY money in one year.

http://www.moneyfactory.com/document.cfm/18/106
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 37 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $696 million.

Multiple 696 Mill x 365 = 254 Billion. Or 5 times the Parkers Brothers.

Quibblers will say the the treasury doesn't print any money since it is done by the BEP...

[youngred]

13. ok

europe.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/08/14/monopoly.shares/index.html

not the first time CNN could be wrong but...

and yes I saw the BEP page, couldn't find the monopoly money printing though

[underpants]

6. Um the elbow one is WRONG

It states:
"It is impossible to lick your elbow. "

Now if it said "It is impossible FOR YOU to lick your OWN elbow. "

That wuld be correct. As stated it does not rule out someone else licking your elbow.

[Aristus]

7. Was that a great list, matcom?

You bet your ass!

Just one thing, though: I read that 'Mind your p's and q's' originated with printers who would often confuse the two letters because they had to be installed in the printer backwards. Led to many typos, apologies, and retractions, I'm sure.

[qb]

9. How many check the dictionary to see if "gullible" is really a word?

[ornotna]

11. Ha!......I knew all this stuff

well, only because it was posted last night. :P
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=174415

[zbdent]

12. The statue one is false also

I thought it was, so I did a quick check on Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm