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Luna
12-09-2005, 15:45
Coca-Cola was originally green.

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% (If you include Alaska)

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

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.

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.

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.



Odd Facts:

Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception.



Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you could find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand.



Q. What do bullet-proof 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



Where common phrases come from:

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 or what 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 to mind their own 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.

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.* (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that word came from.

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

JustJodi
12-09-2005, 15:52
luna last year we went to Hannibal Missouri... we saw the original typewriter that was used by Sammuel Clemmons ( the dude who wrote Tom Sawyer).. will have to go thru my photo disks from last years trip and see if I can find it :-)

Jojo
12-09-2005, 15:52
And did you know that carrots were originally purple!!!

JustJodi
12-09-2005, 15:54
And did you know that carrots were originally purple!!!

Ok how did they turn ORANGE ??

Jojo
12-09-2005, 15:57
Ok how did they turn ORANGE ??Apparently they were dyed somehow, to make them more attractive to eat - saw it on Discovery Channel somewhere and while back!!

JustJodi
12-09-2005, 16:01
Apparently they were dyed somehow, to make them more attractive to eat - saw it on Discovery Channel somewhere and while back!! i wonder if they tasted the same ???? I mean the purple carrots :searchme:

Trinity
12-09-2005, 18:12
Is all that stuff really true?

Kings couldn't have had a whole lot else to do if they were that much in control of their citizens lives!

JustJodi
12-09-2005, 18:19
Is all that stuff really true?

Kings couldn't have had a whole lot else to do if they were that much in control of their citizens lives!

Trinity I dunno if any of that stuff is true but its fun to read :)

Luna
12-09-2005, 19:00
im not sure if it is true got it sent in an email