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Saturday, March 22, 2014

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 little toe.
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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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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 because of wounds received in
battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person
died of natural causes
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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. Pepperoni
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Q. Which day of the year, are more collect calls made
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
new 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 ceramiccups. 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 little toe!
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Thanks Ivan

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