Just Some Cool Trivia.
10-07-2005 | 02:02 PM
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TRIVIA
> Many years ago inScotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen
>Only...Ladies Forbidden" and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
>language.
> In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
>his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule
>of thumb"
> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstons
> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better
> Coca-Cola was originally green.
> It is impossible to lick your elbow
>
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
>61,000
> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> 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
> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> 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.
> 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.
> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat
>name requested?
A. Obsession
> 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
> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
>laser printers all have in common?
> A. All invented by women.
> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> A. Honey
> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
>year?
A. Father's Day
> 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."
> 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.
> 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"
> 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.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
> Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you
> can read it.
>
> I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
> uesdnatnrd
> waht I was
> rdgnieg.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?
> Many years ago inScotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen
>Only...Ladies Forbidden" and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
>language.
> In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
>his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule
>of thumb"
> The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstons
> Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
> Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better
> Coca-Cola was originally green.
> It is impossible to lick your elbow
>
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
> The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
> The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
>61,000
> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
> 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
> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> 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.
> 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.
> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat
>name requested?
A. Obsession
> 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
> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
>laser printers all have in common?
> A. All invented by women.
> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> A. Honey
> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the
>year?
A. Father's Day
> 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."
> 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.
> 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"
> 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.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
> Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you
> can read it.
>
> I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
> uesdnatnrd
> waht I was
> rdgnieg.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?
10-07-2005 | 05:00 PM
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QUOTE (Patreezy @ Oct 7 2005, 05:35 PM)
that's awesome, haha.
Im' prat of the tewtny fvie pcrent taht dndi't try to lkic tiehr ebolw.
Haha...
Im' prat of the tewtny fvie pcrent taht dndi't try to lkic tiehr ebolw.
Haha...
i msut cnoucr.
