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Re:A pleasant turn of events



The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US
Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear
better.
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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:
$6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in
1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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Those 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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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
natural causes.
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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.
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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English
language.
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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them
looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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The only two days of the year in which there are no professional
sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the
day after the Major League all-stars Game.
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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
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Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show?
A. No theme song
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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 laserprinters all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of
the year?
A. Father's Day
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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the
most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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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".
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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 beer and because their calendar was lunar based,
this period was called the honeymonth or what 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 their own 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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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen
Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the
language.

Huh....Oh, Sorry.....

Later,

SD

  

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Re:Pretty cool Dave! sprdave 2/6/2002 9:38:00 AM