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Post by Mistress Rell on Jan 18, 2008 8:49:55 GMT -5
I got this sent to me by Hubby;s uncle. Pretty interesting stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. 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' 2. 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. 3. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 4. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S . Treasury. 5. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. 6. Coca-Cola was originally green. 7. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 8. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska 9. At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow! 10. 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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Post by Enchant on Jan 18, 2008 17:50:15 GMT -5
LMAO.......I actually did see if I could lick my elbow.....hahahhaa.....I am going to get my family to read it and see what they do.
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Post by blu on Jan 18, 2008 18:11:19 GMT -5
I didn't try to lick my elbow. But I didn't know a lot of that, interesting.
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Post by Shooshoo on Jan 18, 2008 21:49:47 GMT -5
Pretty intresting stuff, I did THINK of trying to lick my elbow but it would have meant taking off my jumper and its far too cold.... rolf
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Post by magicmist82 on Jan 24, 2008 23:23:03 GMT -5
I find it rather interesting that whoever came up with those fact claimed that mead is honey beer. Mead is way stronger than beer and is more close to liqueur.
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Post by Enchant on Jan 25, 2008 9:17:07 GMT -5
I heard of one....Did you know that your foot is the same length as the fold of your arm to your wrist lines are.
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Post by magicmist82 on Jan 25, 2008 10:31:29 GMT -5
That's so totally odd Ench! Especially that it is true! For me anyway.
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Post by Shooshoo on Jan 25, 2008 18:27:31 GMT -5
OK.....*tries to stick foot next to arm and falls over in the process*
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Post by blu on Jan 27, 2008 9:56:36 GMT -5
Yay, I knew that one.
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Post by Mistress Rell on Jan 28, 2008 8:36:27 GMT -5
o.k, here's a few more. 1. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. 2. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. 3. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 8. Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All were invented by women. 9. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey 10. 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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