Things you probably didn't know... Thanks Tom & Carolyn!

Subject: FW: Stuff you may not have known

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 11



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 e 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 t he 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.









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In English pubs, ale

is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when

cus tom ers 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!