> VERY INTERESTING STUFF
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> In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
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> beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have
"the
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> Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled
> "Gentlemen Only..Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered
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> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred
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> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S . Treasury.
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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:
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> 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
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> 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
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> Spades - King David
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> Hearts - Charlemagne
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> Clubs -Alexander, the Great
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> Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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> 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
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> 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
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> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
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> A. Their birthplace
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> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat
name
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> 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"?
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> A. One thousand
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> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser
> printers all have in common?
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> A. All were invented by women.
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> Q What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
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> A. Honey
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> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
year?
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> A. Father's Day
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> In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by
ropes.
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> 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."
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> 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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> Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not,
you
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> 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 frist and lsat
ltteer be
> in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll
raed
> it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey
> lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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> YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 200 7 when...
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> 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
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> 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
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> 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
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> 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
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> 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is
that
> they don't have e-mail addresses.
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> 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.
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> 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of
the
> screen
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> 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.
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> 10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your
coffee.
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> 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
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> 12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
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> 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward
this
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> 14 You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
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> 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9
on
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.