Very Interesting Stuff! compiled by rldubour

VERY
INTERESTING STUFF

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’

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 was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.

Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. 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:
$ 16,400

The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in 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 because 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 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.

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 have in common?
A. All were 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.

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 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?

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.