VERY INTERESTING STUFF


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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The first couple to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV
was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the
U.S. 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:
$16,400
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The average number of people
airborne over the U.S. in 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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In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that
a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
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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 because 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 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson.
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 have in common?

A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey
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Q. On 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 wine, 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!
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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 rdanieg.
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 first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae.. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it
wouthit a porbelm.
This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when...

1. You accidentally
enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list
of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the
person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for
not staying in touch with friends and family is that
they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in
your own driveway and use your cell phone
to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web
site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house
without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life,
is now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning
and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading
this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom
you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy
to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't
a #9 on this list.


~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself!


Go on, forward this
to your friends. You know you want to!
Go lick your elbow....!