OT but interesting

[maiyademama]

My colleague just e-mailed this to me...thought it was interesting.

 

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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

 

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

 

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

 

Those 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.

 

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

 

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

 

Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception.

 

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. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

 

Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?

A. He was allergic to carrots.

 

Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?

A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.

 

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 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 their own 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.

 

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

[nousername]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Admit it!!! you tried to do this!!!

 

(I did. )

[lele]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Admit it!!! you tried to do this!!!

 

(I did. )

I just *did* lick my elbow (well I did not actually do but I got my tongue to touch my elbow and that was close enough, thank you!!). However, I am double jointed in my elbows, so I am not sure if it is considered cheating?

[LouRose]

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

I'm not so sure about that one. I think the shortest sentence is the command, "Go."

*~Louisa~*

[Robert S.]

There are several ones I do not believe, like the Monopoly money thing, the Coca-Cola thing, the Fred and Wilma thing, the zinc and copper thing, the wilderness thing, the Mel Blanc thing, and others. Looks like more work for www.snopes.com to do.

[tonyontherock]

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

 

"I do." is the longest sentence.

[Robert S.]

For example, why I hate this kind of computer age pseudo-folklore (nothing agains you, Taz, of course) is so much of it is completely false, and seems to have some hidden agenda in trying to influence people. The etymology of the word golf, for example, as an acronym, is a really unworthy attempt to slander something that the lowbrow producers of Internet crap could never understand. From the etymology online web site here is the real etymology:

 

golf

1457, Scot. gouf, usually taken as an alteration of M.Du. colf, colve "stick, club, bat," from P.Gmc. *kulth- (cf. O.N. kolfr "clapper of a bell," Ger. Kolben "mace, club"). The game is from 14c., the word is first mentioned (along with fut-bol) in a 1457 Scot. statute on forbidden games.

[eeyore]

That's interesting, I finally read through it.

[Mengxin]

Hey that's interesting. I can't believe I missed this post the 1st time around. thanks for sharing. I asked my uncle about the green coke, he said it's true. he know's everything so there's no debating it.

 

next thing you'll tell us is the pope is catholic , ya right! what....ever!

 

I only thought of licking my elbow, it would hurt too much trying, so I gave up before I started. purty smart huh?

[eeyore]

I only thought of licking my elbow, it would hurt too much trying, so I gave up before I started. purty smart huh?

RRRRRRRRRRRRRright

 

 

Need a fairly long tongue or a very short arm.

[mtbdude]

doesn't the letter "a" show up in 101? one hundred and one.

[Jeikun]

There are several ones I do not believe, like the Monopoly money thing, the Coca-Cola thing, the Fred and Wilma thing, the zinc and copper thing, the wilderness thing, the Mel Blanc thing, and others.  Looks like more work for www.snopes.com to do.

Well, not sure if mel blanc was allergic, but he did hate carrots. Used to chew, then spit. Problem was, no other veggie SOUNDED like a carrot, so he felt he had to for effect, even though he hated them.

 

The Fred and Wilma thing, I read years ago in a TV trivia article (pre-internet) but of course, this doesn't automatically make it true Remember, by "sleeping together" they don't mean sex. they mean in the same bed. Prior to that TV couples slept in seperate single beds.

[frank1538]

Give a sentence that can be spoken but not written. Example: There are three ___ in the English language (to, too, two). Phonetic spelling doesn't count.

Give a word that rhymes with orange............. I'm still waiting.

[eeyore]

Um, you will be wating a long time!!!!

[eeyore]

One of my clients, who shall remain nameless, baked something akin to Twinkies.  In the employee break room was a rack with their goodies.  An employee explained that they're put on the rack after the shelf life expires so the employees can eat them for free.  I swear some of them looked at least two years old - the goodies, not the employees.

I think I have some of thoes in the refrige from the mid 80's