INTERESTING TID BITS - OCT 6 6

> Subject: Interesting Tid Bits
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> In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat
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> his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of
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> Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled
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> "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:
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> Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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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: $6,400
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> The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
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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.
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> If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of
> wounds received in battle.
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> 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
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> A. One thousand
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> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
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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
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> A. Father's Day
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> In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by
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> ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress t ightened, making
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> the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight,
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> sleep tight."
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> It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a
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> month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his
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> son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer
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> and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called
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> &nb sp; 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
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> England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at
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> 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
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> the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a
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> refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your
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> whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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 pcale. 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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