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 Post subject: Some Interesting Stuff!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:48 pm 
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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 was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.

Every day more money
Is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.

Men can read smaller
Print than women can; women can hearrrr 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: $ 16,400

The average number Of people airborne over the U.S.
In any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair..

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 because 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 4, 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 have in common?
A. All were 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.

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow !

Believe it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdanieg. 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 first and last ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed
it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they
don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first
20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to
go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile.
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

Go on, you know you want to! Go lick your elbow.


Work before play, and if work becomes play - PLAY HARD!


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