Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled
"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered
into the English language.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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:
Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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 US 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 as a result 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 4th,
John Hancock and CharlesThomson. 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 all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls 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
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 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
Did U know?, atleast I didn't - fun fluffy stuff
by pr_capone 14 Replies latest jw friends
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pr_capone
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fairchild
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
*shakes head violently, sweeps up zinc and copper*
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under74
Red headed women have a higher tolerance for pain than other people.
I have not tried to lick my elbow yet. -
pr_capone
Ahhh... but you will Uncle, just give it time. :D
Kansas District Overbeer -
bem
Women have a better sense of smell. ~ Personally I believe Men and children have selective hearing loss.
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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
causes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thought this was very interesting.The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000. This thought seemed scary for some reasonEdited to add: fighting the urge to try to lick my elbow...
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TheEdge
Very Interesting Capone - thanks for that :)....oh, and by the way, I tried to lick my elbow YEARS ago. .. I DO wonder how many people can touch their nose with their tongue? I can, but don't know anyone else, any nose - lickers here?
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Leolaia
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
This is a spurious folk etymology. It is curious how many of these relate to acronyms (e.g. "f&ck" from "for unlawful carnal knowledge", etc.). If I remember correctly, "golf" is from Dutch kolf "club" which was loaned into Scots English.
I recall that the Ps & Qs story is also an old canard. I think the expression is earliest attested in a school setting, with teachers advising their students not to mix up the two similarly-shaped letters.
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jeanniebeanz
cute... :)
J
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frenchbabyface
... ...
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
the decimale numbering system is amazing (who decided to stop it at 9 ? and start back for adding 0 it's more than logical if not esoterical)
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Lostreality
bah! those cant be true....