In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not
allowed to beat his 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 t o 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...)
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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
US any given hour: 61,000
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>Intelligent people have mor e 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:
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>
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>Spades - King David
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>Hearts - Charlemagne
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>Clubs -Alexander, the Great
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>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.
>
>
>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
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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"?
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>
>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 acc epted 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 wher e 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.
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>
>At least 75% of people who read this will try
to lick their elbow
>Don't delete this just because it looks weird.
Believe it or not, you
>can
>read it.
>
>I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
>uesdnatnrd
>waht I was
>rdgnieg.The
>phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to
>rscheearch at Cmabrigde
>Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
>ltteers in a wrod are,
>the
>olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
>ltteer be in the rghit
>pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
>sitll raed it wouthit a
>porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not
>raed ervey lteter by
>istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?