Some Entertaining Facts

[MCT]

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 State with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work: Alaska
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on
prime time TV were Fred and
Wilma Flintstone.
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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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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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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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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 as a result 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 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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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 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. 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 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 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.

[jarmo]

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Some people on this board have tried that.

The evidence is the member's custom title.





/jarmo

[Aava]

Some people on this board have tried that.

 

Oh yes. Only swedish can be that smart?   

[MCT]

I don't get it...

[Cornell]

Cool read, MCT! 

[Pryor Murphy]

Some people would say that this is useless shit!

But not me! This kind of useless shit is interesting

[ppbebe]

I don't get it...

Neither do I but I bet Some people on this board can lick their eyebrows for sure. 

Very interesting facts MCT.

[Aava]

Wernie is a desperate elbowlicker.

Haven?t seen him posting for a while, though.

[journey]

*Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."

*The Grateful Dead were once called The Warlocks

*A snail can sleep for 3 years

*A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours

*The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night?

*The terms noggin(head) and mug(face), originated from old English pubs. People would carve faces on their wooden mugs to distinguish which mug belonged to whom. And, when they were finished drinking they would hit each other over the head and say, "noggin!"

[Skeba]

2 of my friends have shown the elbowlicking thing to be absolute bullshit, so there's no reason to believe any other of these "facts".. Blah!

[MCT]

2 of my friends have shown the elbowlicking thing to be absolute bullshit,

First off Skeebs, how about an explanation of how they did it...

so there's no reason to believe any other of these "facts".. Blah!

If the title of this thread was - Some Entertaining Factoids - would that make it easier to believe these 'facts'?

[youngerformofaxl]

Personally, I can't lick my elbow but I would be suprised if someone else could.

[erose]

that was a cool read, i fell head first into those 75%! 

[ppbebe]

i fell head first into those 75%!

so did I...and Personally, I would be suprised if someone else could do what I couldn't.

Anyone who can lick their own elbow not just the inside bend of their elbow must have the longest tongue or the most pliant joints or the both.

[ppbebe]

*A snail can sleep for 3 years

I can sleep for a thousand years

*The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night   

while eating more than a hundred spiders..... Noooooooo!!!

Eating spiders?  never in a thousand years!
In that case, I have eaten 2 spiders or so already?

[D]

for someone that is scared absolutely shitless of spiders all i can say is

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



i think i will sleep with a mask or something over my mouth at night

i just pray they cant crawl up your nose

fuck if i got to eat em i just hope i dont wake up while that fucker is crawling down my throat

and i really pray that i dont choke to death on the bastard

thanks a lot for telling me that

i was already an insomniac

now that will really m ake it tough to fall asleep

thanks honey

[journey]

for someone that is scared absolutely shitless of spiders all i can say is

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



i think i will sleep with a mask or something over my mouth at night

i just pray they cant crawl up your nose

fuck if i got to eat em i just hope i dont wake up while that fucker is crawling down my throat

and i really pray that i dont choke to death on the bastard

thanks a lot for telling me that

i was already an insomniac

now that will really m ake it tough to fall asleep

thanks honey

I guess that's how vegan's get their protein.

[matt88]

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At least 75% of people who read this will try to
lick their elbow.

Haha i'm part of that 75%



Edit: Hmm, no need to quote that much, fool.

[Skeba]

First off Skeebs, how about an explanation of how they did it...

The 2 friends of mine were women.. I'll see at least one of them on monday as we're going drinking a bit. I'll try to get it on camera, and if I do, I will post the photo. Okay?

And my second comment was more of a joke.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48925

[Drew]

Cool list MCT.