TRIVIA:
FABULOUS TRIVIA My sister
Pat sent this conglomeration of unnecessary information. I've used
bits and pieces of these before but I haven't seen them as one listing.
Enjoy!
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man
was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick thicker than his thumb. Hence
we have "the rule of thumb"
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.
The first couple to be shown in bed together
on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone
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 CharlesThomson.
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. (LETS HEAR IT FOR
THE GIRLS!!!)
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 skip 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.
QUOTES:
Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?"
I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?"
--George Bernard Shaw: Frequently
attributed to Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy, who used it in a speech which
his brother, Edward F. (Teddy) Kennedy quoted at RFK's funeral.)
An ideal cannot wait for its realization to
prove its validity.
--George Santayana: The Life of
Reason, 1905-1906
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our
ideals; others, by their acts.
--Harold Nicolson:
Everyone should carefully observe which way
his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
--Hasidic saying:
If you have built castles in the air your work
need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under
them.
--Henry David Thoreau:
There are times in politics when you must be
on the right side and lose.
--John Kenneth Galbraith:
Never idealize others. They will never live
up to your expectations.
--Leo Buscaglia:
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy
is the same......
--Oscar Wilde - On Marriage
