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.
As Leolaia pointed out, this is false. In fact, probably all acronym etymologies from before the 20th century are false.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
False, see http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
For most people, this is true, but I've seen it done.
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
False, see http://www.snopes.com/history/world/cardking.htm
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.
False, see http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Kevlar was invented (discovered?) by Stephanie Kwolek in 1964, although she didn't invent the bulletproof vest. (It's a fairly obvious idea, you just need a suitable material) On May 7, 1878, the fire escape ladder was patented by Joseph Winters
On November 11, 1890, Daniel McCree of Chicago invented a portable fire escape ladder (U.S. Patent #440,322 - see below).
See http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfiresprinkler.htm Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper in 1905: See http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blanderson.htm In 1962, Robert Hall invented the semiconductor injection laser, a device now used in all compact disk players and laser printers,and most optical fiber communications systems and the magnetron that operates most microwave ovens. See also http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcomputer_printers.htm
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
It goes cloudy and crystallises sometimes (except acacia honey, apparently) What about vinegar or olive oil?
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."
False, see http://www.wordorigins.org/wordors.htm#sleep
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.
False, see http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorh.htm#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"
Maybe, see http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorp.htm
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.
False, see http://www.takeourword.com/TOW113/page1.html
None, some or all of the remaining statements may be true