Stuff
you didn't know
you didn't know!
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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:
$
16,400
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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
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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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.
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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
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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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!
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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2012 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.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
NOW
U R LAUGHING at yourself.
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