tictoc5150 Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Mom loves spamming me with stuff like this...lol....But some of these are actually interesting absolutely useless facts=================================The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TVwere Fred and Wilma Flintstone.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------Coca-Cola was originally green.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the USTreasury.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hearbetter.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The State with the highest percentage of people who walk towork: Alaska~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now getthis...)The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:$6,400~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The average number of people airborne over the US any givenhour: 61,000~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in1910.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The youngest pope was 11 years old.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile NationalMonuments.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great kingfrom history:Spades - King David,Hearts - Charlemagne,Clubs -Alexander, the GreatDiamonds - 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 frontlegs in the air, the person died in battle.If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as aresult of wounds received in battle.If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died ofnatural causes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signedon August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 yearslater.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the Englishlanguage.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makethem looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium hasever won a Super bowl.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The only two days of the year in which there are no professionalsports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and theday after the Major League all-stars Game.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?A. Conception.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every other TV show?A. No theme song~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 popularboat name requested?A. Obsession~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have togo until you would find the letter "A"?A. One thousand~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers,and laser printers all have in common?A. All invented by women.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?A. Honey~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other dayof the year?A. Father's Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is themost ironic?A. He was allergic to carrots.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at aparty?A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames byropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened,making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight,sleep tight".~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that fora month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply hisson-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honeybeer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period wascalled the honey month or what we know today as the honeymoon.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in oldEngland, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell atthem mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It'swhere we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle bakedinto the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they neededa refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet yourwhistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled GentlemenOnly Ladies Forbidden ... and thus the word GOLF entered intoEnglish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thesidekickcat Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 That's sure interesting. I did know some of them though. Surprise!Tell your Mom thanks from us.Finally found out what p's and q's really stands for, and wet your whistle.But oh my, Green Coke? Uggggggggh!!! That wasn't just a St Patrick's Day idea gone bad, was it??? God bless everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 wow so many good ones to take in right there lolill be checking back here often Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow_Thomas Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 LOL................... Great, Just Great!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cowsgonemadd3 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Very good ones! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 so much humor!!!! errrrrrrrrrrr BOOOM! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Hey Tictoc.......that was fun and interesting.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murtu52 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 If anyone is interested in reading more strange facts, i have a nice website: Strange Facts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 If anyone is interested in reading more strange facts, i have a nice website: Strange Facts thanks i know ill be reading this till i get to the end now lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 hey team i enjoyed those titbits ive sent them on to a freind.bit of a change from the norm good one marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 Cliff from "Cheers" told me most of these last night on another board. LOLMore crap to hae in my head! Garbage in / Garbage out.M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 More weird facts. Butterflies taste with their feet. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs ... but not downstairs. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. A snail can sleep for three years. No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH." Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. SCARY!!! The electric chair was invented by a dentist. All polar bears are left handed. In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. "Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow. You tried to lick your elbow, didn't you?!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 (looks down at the ground)yes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TymeKyller Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Very intresting!"Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow. You tried to lick your elbow, didn't you?!!!! "No, I already tried a few times before reading this and found it was a futile effort, reguardless of positioning.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macmarauder Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 now what's really bad is that i did it. i can lick my own elbow. but i have an unusually long tung and i think that i may have broken my arm and shoulder. but it's was well worth it. PS: apparently elbows taste like coconut. i don't know why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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