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.
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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 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.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
