Facts that became forgotten...
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 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 peop! le 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.