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July 26th,2004
HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
Sent in By Al Campbell
Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was
invented. It was ruled to be “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 people 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
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<small>Originally published July 26th,2004 on Fly Anglers Online by Al Campbell.</small>